as in to learn
to commit to memory
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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Recent Examples of memorize
The truth is, luck had nothing to do with it.
Larson, played here by Paul Walter Hauser, had memorized the five patterns of seemingly random blinking lights on the Big Board, successfully avoided whammies, and took CBS for an unprecedented sum.
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
As part of a game with Meyers, 52, Rudd was given one minute to memorize a set of Neeson's lines from the 2008 thriller Taken.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Students are not just memorizing new place labels, but they are also being asked to reevaluate the meaning of those places and their own relationship with the nation and the world.
—Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
Later, as Helly R. sits in MDR trying to memorize Irving’s secret map to the exports hall, Jame Eagan shows up again.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
As part of a game with Meyers, 52, Rudd was given one minute to memorize a set of Neeson's lines from the 2008 thriller Taken.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Students are not just memorizing new place labels, but they are also being asked to reevaluate the meaning of those places and their own relationship with the nation and the world.
—Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
Later, as Helly R. sits in MDR trying to memorize Irving’s secret map to the exports hall, Jame Eagan shows up again.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorize
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The measure would provide funding for implementation and allow exceptions for students with learning challenges or translation needs.—
Sarah Taddeo,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The underpinnings of a global order can be traced to the age of discovery, when Europeans first learned to circumnavigate the globe, then established a presence at vast distances, and followed that with empires.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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The scientists have now studied more than 5,000 relatives and every one of them who had the mutation lost short-term memories and the ability to care for themselves.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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But scientists aren't done studying this cosmic crime scene.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Memorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorize. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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