memorize
verb
mem·o·rize
ˈme-mə-ˌrīz 
memorized; memorizing
: to commit to memory : learn by heart
actors memorizing their lines
memorizer
noun
Examples of memorize in a Sentence
an actress memorizing her lines
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
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His near-photographic memory and love of sports allowed him at the age of 10 to start memorizing all the winners of the Heisman Trophy – awarded annually to the top player in college football – that date back to 1935.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
The team asked people to memorize locations on a graph while smelling the scent of rose.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Shailene Woodley’s Paradise character Annie may have memorized every nook and cranny of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate Graceland, but the actress herself hasn’t made the pilgrimage there in the wake of her affecting performance in the show’s second season.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
The team asked people to memorize locations on a graph while smelling the scent of rose.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Shailene Woodley’s Paradise character Annie may have memorized every nook and cranny of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate Graceland, but the actress herself hasn’t made the pilgrimage there in the wake of her affecting performance in the show’s second season.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Memorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorize. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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