memorize

memorize
memorizable, adj.memorization, n.memorizer, n.
/mem"euh ruyz'/, v., memorized, memorizing.
v.t.
1. to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
v.i.
2. to learn by heart: I've always been able to memorize easily.
Also, esp. Brit., memorise.
[1585-95; MEMOR(Y) + -IZE]

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