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/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/ · verb
To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory..
I wanted to look up velleity and quotidian and memorize the fuckers for all time, spell them, learn them, pronounce them syllable by syllable—vocalize, phonate, utter the sounds, say the words for all they're worth.
Many years ago there was a rumor that a basketball star (Jerry Lucas of the New York Knicks) had memorized the entire Manhattan phone book.
She was so used to the way he moved—they'd been practicing together for years, and she'd memorized the way his body worked.
Use memorize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Memorize means To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory..
Common synonyms include con, learn.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I wanted to look up velleity and quotidian and memorize the fuckers for all time, spell them, learn them, pronounce them syllable by syllable—vocalize, phonate, utter the sounds, say the words for all they're worth.
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