memorize
verb
mem·o·rize
ˈme-mə-ˌrīz 
memorized; memorizing
: to commit to memory : learn by heart
memorizer
noun
Examples of memorize in a Sentence
an actress memorizing her lines
everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class
Recent Examples on the Web
One, recast the roles, and pray that the kids in the audience — who have by now seen every episode at least a dozen times, and memorized every intonation and cadence of both young actresses — don’t notice or care about the difference.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Players had to memorize and place 12 names of the plaza's scultures and statues on a board map.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
The expert pilots who navigate massive ships in and out of Baltimore’s port must often maneuver with just 2 feet (0.6 meter) of clearance from the channel floor and memorize charts, currents and every other possible maritime variable.
—Nick Perry, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
Memorizing to Survive The ability of chickadees to memorize thousands of locations a day comes in handy during winter; while other birds migrate during this time, chickadees do not.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Students memorize these Miles Ahead principles and are taught to live by them.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7 have killed more than 100 preachers, including religious scholars, imams, muezzins (those who perform the call to prayer), and hafiz (Muslims who have memorized the Quran), according to the ministry.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Marshall memorized key parts of the Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights.
—Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Fun fact: Rajveer Meena from Vellore, India holds the record for most digits of Pi memorized, having recited 70,000 digits over the course of nearly 10 hours in 2015.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Players had to memorize and place 12 names of the plaza's scultures and statues on a board map.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
The expert pilots who navigate massive ships in and out of Baltimore’s port must often maneuver with just 2 feet (0.6 meter) of clearance from the channel floor and memorize charts, currents and every other possible maritime variable.
—Nick Perry, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
Memorizing to Survive The ability of chickadees to memorize thousands of locations a day comes in handy during winter; while other birds migrate during this time, chickadees do not.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Students memorize these Miles Ahead principles and are taught to live by them.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7 have killed more than 100 preachers, including religious scholars, imams, muezzins (those who perform the call to prayer), and hafiz (Muslims who have memorized the Quran), according to the ministry.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Marshall memorized key parts of the Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights.
—Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Fun fact: Rajveer Meena from Vellore, India holds the record for most digits of Pi memorized, having recited 70,000 digits over the course of nearly 10 hours in 2015.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
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