verb (used with object), mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing.
- to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
verb (used without object), mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing.
- to learn by heart: I’ve always been able to memorize easily.
verb
- (tr) to commit to memory; learn so as to remember
v.1590s, “commit to writing;” see memory + -ize. The meaning “commit to memory” is from 1838. Related: Memorized; memorizing.