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Grammar : Verb
Spell : mem-uh-rahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛm əˌraɪz



Definition of memorize

Origin :
  • 1590s, "commit to writing;" see memory + -ize. The meaning "commit to memory" is from 1838. Related: Memorized; memorizing.
  • verb remember
Example sentences :
  • He scarcely ever looked into a book, except to memorize a passage.
  • Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
  • This game is a wonderful developer of the power to see and memorize quickly.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • You should not attempt to memorize the exact phraseology for any of the tests.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis » by Melvin Powers
  • The phrase "to learn without book" meant simply "to memorize."
  • Extract from : « Shakespearean Playhouses » by Joseph Quincy Adams
  • Memorize it, get used to the sound of it, practice writing it.
  • Extract from : « The Colors of Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • And he found that he could memorize the laws while he was stringing beads.
  • Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
  • Try to cause the children to love it, to wish to memorize it.
  • Extract from : « Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 » by Charles Herbert Sylvester
  • It may be well for him, at the outset, to memorize the conclusion of the story.
  • Extract from : « Jokes For All Occasions » by Anonymous
  • She repeated, as if to memorize the words, “A purely business basis.”
  • Extract from : « The Dust Flower » by Basil King
  • His hands glided over her body, trying to memorize the feel of her.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: The Holy War » by Robert Shea

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