In school we had to memorize Rudyard Kipling's poem If.
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Memorize — Mem o*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Memorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Memorizing}.] [See {Memory}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to be remembered; hence, to record. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They neglect to memorize their conquest. Spenser. [1913 Webster] They … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
memorize — index recall (remember), remember Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
memorize — (v.) 1590s, commit to writing; see MEMORY (Cf. memory) + IZE (Cf. ize). The meaning commit to memory is from 1838. Related: Memorized; memorizing … Etymology dictionary
memorize — (Amer.) mem·o·rize || memÉ™raɪz v. remember, learn by heart, commit to memory (also memorise) … English contemporary dictionary
memorize — [v] remember commit to memory, cram, fix in the mind, keep forever, know, know by heart, learn, learn by heart, master, nail down, recall, recollect, remind, retain, store; concept 40 … New thesaurus
memorize — (also memorise) ► VERB ▪ learn by heart … English terms dictionary
memorize — ☆ memorize [mem′ə rīz΄] vt. memorized, memorizing to commit to memory; learn by heart memorization n … English World dictionary
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 … Universalium
memorize — [[t]me̱məraɪz[/t]] memorizes, memorizing, memorized VERB If you memorize something, you learn it so that you can remember it exactly. [V n] He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose s street. Syn: learn by heart (in BRIT, also use… … English dictionary
memorize — verb Memorize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑detail, ↑word … Collocations dictionary
