What does Memorize mean?

Definitions for Memorize
ˈmɛm əˌraɪzmem·o·rize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. memorize, memorise, con, learnverb

    commit to memory; learn by heart

    "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

Wiktionary

  1. memorizeverb

    to learn by heart, commit to memory

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Memorizeverb

    To record; to commit to memory by writing.

    Etymology: from memory.

    They neglect to memorize their conquest of the Indians, especially in those times in which the same was supposed. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

    Let their names that were bravely lost be rather memorized in the full table of time; for my part, I love no ambitious pains in an eloquent description of miseries. Henry Wotton.

Wikipedia

  1. memorize

    Memorization is the process of committing something to memory. It is a mental process undertaken in order to store in memory for later recall visual, auditory, or tactical information. The scientific study of memory is part of cognitive neuroscience, an interdisciplinary link between cognitive psychology and neuroscience.

ChatGPT

  1. memorize

    Memorize refers to the process of committing specific information to memory, studying it so thoroughly that you can recall it accurately. It involves learning something so well that you're able to effortlessly remember it and reproduce it from memory at a later time. It's often used in the context of remembering facts, sequences, procedures, or other information.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Memorizeverb

    to cause to be remembered ; hence, to record

  2. Memorizeverb

    to commit to memory; to learn by heart

  3. Etymology: [See Memory.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Memorize in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Memorize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Memorize in a Sentence

  1. Adam Yu:

    When I saw they wanted to add drones to the training, my question was – are we going to have one drone per person and multiple chances to practice flying it ? if they stick to their old way of teaching, they will just tell us to follow their instructions and memorize its weight and flight distance, and we will not be able to operate it.

  2. Matt Cochran:

    It just becomes almost robotic when you memorize it.

  3. Philip Martin-Nelson:

    My mom used to tell me when we would put Barney on the TV and I would memorize the dances before I could speak.

  4. Clarion Project:

    Memorizing the Koran is a considered a pious and worthy thing to do and many memorization competitions are held around the world, especially during Ramadan, it is believed to be the month during which Mohammed received the Koran. The chapters the Islamic State challenged its followers to memorize include.

  5. Adam Yu:

    Just look at the Russia-Ukraine war, there are so many types of weapons used. When does a soldier ever have to resort to a bayonet to attack their enemy ? I think that was really outdated. we were ordered to memorize a series of slogans.

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