Meaning & use
memorize
To learn something so thoroughly that it can be recalled exactly from memory.
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The actor had to memorize nearly forty pages of dialogue before opening night.
Students memorized the multiplication tables by repeating them aloud every morning.
A note on using this word
Memorize focuses on exact recall of words or facts, while 'understand' or 'learn' can involve grasping meaning without exact repetition.
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learn by heartcommit to memory
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