Definition of memorize
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Examples of memorize in a Sentence
an actress memorizing her lines
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
Recent Examples of memorize from the Web
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Generations of French school children have grown up memorizing the poems of Jean de La Fontaine and others; Alexa knows them, too.
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Jayde’s grandmother, Yvonne Mattern, said that in the year since her granddaughter began studying and memorizing poetry with Tsoris, her reading level has leapt from a fifth- to a ninth-grade level.
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Most politicians have memorized a few sounds bites.
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Our teaching is about memorizing things, as opposed to understanding it as a detective story.
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It was based on the Next Generation Science Standards, which focus less on memorizing facts and more on analysis in certain science and engineering areas.
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These aficionados memorize the locations of the best foundries and the ways the companies’ logos changed over the years.
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This is way past studying the dictionary and memorizing words.
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Sometimes the longest, most complicated-seeming words can be easily pieced together by kids who've memorized roots and understand how words fit together in different languages.
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First Known Use of memorize
1834
memorize Synonyms
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
disremember, forget, misremember;
disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over);
Related Words
hark back (to), recall, recollect, relive, remember, reminisce (about), retain, think (of);
accept, apprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, understand;
MEMORIZE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of memorize for English Language Learners
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: to learn (something) so well that you are able to remember it perfectly
MEMORIZE Defined for Kids
Definition of memorize for Students
memorized;
memorizing
: to learn by heart
My sister has memorized all the state capitals.
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