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Definition of Memorize

1. Verb. Commit to memory; learn by heart. "They won't memorize the story "; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

Definition of Memorize

1. v. t. To cause to be remembered ; hence, to record.

Definition of Memorize

1. Verb. to learn by heart, commit to memory ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Memorize

1. to commit to memory [v -RIZED, -RIZING, -RIZES]

Medical Definition of Memorize

1. 1. To cause to be remembered; hence, to record. "They neglect to memorize their conquest." (Spenser) "They meant to . . . Memorize another Golgotha." (Shak) 2. To commit to memory; to learn by heart. Origin: See Memory. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Memorize

Literary usage of Memorize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Teaching of Mathematics in the Elementary and the Secondary School by Jacob William Albert Young (1906)
"There is no question that there has been mathe- R^en,^ matical teaching which required simply memoriz- not memorize, ing and reciting the words of some ..."

2. Speaking and Writing by William Henry Maxwell (1911)
"This is the proper way to memorize,—reading aloud over and over, and every time reading very, very well. If you say the speech over and over carelessly or ..."

3. How to Teach by George Drayton Strayer, Naomi Norsworthy (1917)
"V HOW TO memorize THERE is no sharp distinction between habit and memory. Both are governed by the general laws of association. ..."

4. Christian Workers' Commentary on the Old and New Testaments: Arranged in by James Martin Gray (1915)
"memorize 3: 17, 18. ZEPHANIAH [This lesson with the exception of the questions is taken from "Synthetic Bible Studies."] "The first chapter contains a ..."

5. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"Learn, memorize, commit to memory, get by heart. 3. ... memorize, learn, learn by heart or by rote, commit to memory. Get clear. ..."

6. A Manual of Debate by Ralph Wilmer Thomas (1910)
"C. PREPARATION FOR ORAL DELIVERY (i) memorize the brief. In preparation for the oral presentation of the debate, the language of the brief should be ..."

7. Informal Oral Composition by George Pickett Wilson (1922)
"Do Not memorize.—To memorize what you are to say kills the personal touch that you ought to put into your talk. Memorizing destroys freshness and ..."

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