memorize

verb

mem·​o·​rize ˈme-mə-ˌrīz 

memorized; memorizing

transitive verb

: to commit to memory : learn by heart

actors memorizing their lines

memorizable

ˌme-mə-ˈrī-zə-bəl 

adjective

memorizer noun

Synonyms of memorize

• learn
• study

Examples of memorize in a Sentence

an actress memorizing her lines

everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class

Recent Examples on the Web

People imagine astronomy involves memorizing the entire sky at once, knowing exactly where each star is and what it's called. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026

For all the public, open source repos where most of the benchmarks are run, every single model has basically memorized the repo. — ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026

Elementary school students might memorize their times tables for single-digit numbers, but memorization won’t cut it when the teacher asks for three-digit multiplication. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

Children sometimes memorize their favorite board books, an easy enough task since most of them have fewer than five hundred words. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for memorize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Kids Definition

memorize

verb

mem·​o·​rize ˈmem-ə-ˌrīz 

memorized; memorizing

: to learn by heart

memorization

ˌmem-(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən 

noun