Memorize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Memorize \Mem"o*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Memorized}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Memorizing}.] [See {Memory}.]
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     1. To cause to be remembered; hence, to record. [Obs.]
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              They neglect to memorize their conquest. --Spenser.
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              They meant to . . . memorize another Golgotha.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To commit to memory; to learn by heart.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  memorize
       v : commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your
           lines for the play yet?" [syn: {memorise}, {con}, {learn}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "memorize":
     commit to memory, con, get, get by heart, get letter-perfect,
     have by heart, know by heart, learn, learn by heart,
     learn verbatim, parrot, recite, remember, repeat, repeat by heart,
     retain, study, swot up