Memorize

/ˈmɛm.əˌraɪz/

Meaning & Definition

verb

to commit to memory; to learn by heart.

I need to memorize the poem for my English class.

to learn something so that it can be recalled accurately later.

He spent hours trying to memorize the historical dates for the exam.

to consciously store information in one's memory for future use.

The teacher asked us to memorize the vocabulary words for next week.

to retain information in memory, often for performance or recall.

In order to perform the play, the actors had to memorize their lines.

From Middle French 'mémoriser', from Latin 'memorare' meaning 'to remember'.

learn by heart

To memorize something completely.

a memory like an elephant

To have a very good memory.

memory

The faculty of the mind by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.

recall

The act of retrieving information from memory.

To cram

I have to cram for my final exam tomorrow.

To study intensely before an exam

I pulled an all-nighter just to memorize everything.