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 team asked people to memorize locations on a graph while smelling the scent of rose.
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Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Shailene Woodley’s Paradise character Annie may have memorized every nook and cranny of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate Graceland, but the actress herself hasn’t made the pilgrimage there in the wake of her affecting performance in the show’s second season.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Think of it as the difference between a player who memorized every play in the book and one who reads the game in real time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
On the drive there, Losada said they were forced to memorize the PIKE creed.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Shailene Woodley’s Paradise character Annie may have memorized every nook and cranny of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate Graceland, but the actress herself hasn’t made the pilgrimage there in the wake of her affecting performance in the show’s second season.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Think of it as the difference between a player who memorized every play in the book and one who reads the game in real time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
On the drive there, Losada said they were forced to memorize the PIKE creed.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorize
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Still a lot more to learn Gary said archaeology has been ongoing at Colonial Williamsburg since 1928.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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These are the lessons Chelsea should learn from those matches.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The Psyche team is also coordinating its observations during the flyby with those of the Mars orbiters that are accustomed to studying the Red Planet all the time.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Research money to study the only hantavirus transmitted from person to person — the same strain that broke out on the cruise ship — dried up.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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“Memorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorize. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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