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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Through Facebook, investigators memorize faces and gang tattoos, and follow the flare-ups and flameouts of relationships.
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Instead, a male humpback will progressively learn a new song by memorizing its themes and combining them with older ones.
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Memorize your passport number and its expiration date.
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Thousands of fans were calling our name at the venue, and almost everyone memorized the Korean lyrics of our songs, which was amazing and overwhelming.
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Some young doctors master complex procedures, some memorize a dictionary full of symptoms.
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Memorize all these faces that aren’t Xscape, A$AP Rocky, Maxwell, New Edition, Mary J. Blige and El DeBarge.
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The Quran, notes Lawrence, began as an oral document memorized and repeated from memory.
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B’. The AI systems basically memorize these associations.
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First Known Use of memorize
1834
memorize Synonyms
Synonyms
con, learn, studyAntonyms
unlearnRelated Words
hark back (to), mind [chiefly dialect], recall, recollect, relive, remember, reminisce (about), retain, think (of); accept, apprehend, comprehend, get, grasp, know, understand; absorb, digestNear Antonyms
disremember, forget, misremember; disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)MEMORIZE Defined for English Language Learners
memorize
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verb
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
memorize
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verb
mem·o·rize
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ˈme-mə-ˌrīz
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Definition of memorize for Students
memorized;
memorizing
:to learn by heart
My sister has memorized all the state capitals.
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