memorize
verb
mem·o·rize
ˈme-mə-ˌrīz 
memorized; memorizing
: to commit to memory : learn by heart
memorizer
noun
Examples of memorize in a Sentence
an actress memorizing her lines
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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At this point, Chisholm’s teammates must have his lyrics memorized, as he’s been nearly unstoppable since returning from an oblique strain earlier this month.
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Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
The future won’t belong to the people who memorized the most.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
There is no choreography or specific steps to memorize.
—Kate Nelson, Outside Online, 22 June 2025
The fact that Llama 3 memorized almost half the book suggests that the entire text was well represented in the training data.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
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Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
The future won’t belong to the people who memorized the most.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
There is no choreography or specific steps to memorize.
—Kate Nelson, Outside Online, 22 June 2025
The fact that Llama 3 memorized almost half the book suggests that the entire text was well represented in the training data.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for memorize
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“Memorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorize. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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