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for memorize
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Memorize \Mem"o*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Memorized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Memorizing.] [See Memory.]
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1. To cause to be remembered; hence, to record. [Obs.]
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They neglect to memorize their conquest. --Spenser.
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They meant to . . . memorize another Golgotha.
--Shak.
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2. To commit to memory; to learn by heart.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
memorize
v 1: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your
lines for the play yet?" [syn: memorize, memorise,
con, learn]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "memorize":
commit to memory, con, get, get by heart, get letter-perfect,
have by heart, know by heart, learn, learn by heart,
learn verbatim, parrot, recite, remember, repeat, repeat by heart,
retain, study, swot up
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