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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mem·o·rize \\ˈme-mə-ˌrīz\\ transitive verb (-rized ; -riz·ing) DATE 1834 : to commit to memory : learn by heart • mem·o·riz·able \\ˌme-mə-ˈrī-zə-bəl\\ adjective • mem·o·ri·za·tion \\ˌme-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən, ˌme-mə-(ˌ)rī-, ˌmem-rə-\\ noun • mem·o·riz·er noun English Etymology memorize 1590s, "commit to writing;" see memory + -ize. The mental meaning is from 1838. Related: Memorized; memorizing. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 memorize mem·or·ize (BrE also -ise) / 5memEraiz / verb[VN] to learn sth carefully so that you can remember it exactly 记忆；记住: to memorize a poem 记住一首诗 OLT memorize adj. ⇨ learn Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mem·o·rize \ˈmeməˌrīz\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: memory + -ize transitive verb 1. a. archaic : to commemorate in writing : record , mention < the great founders of the university are tactfully memorized — Encyc. Britannica > b. archaic : to cause to be remembered : commemorate < entombed with a Northern spade and memorized with a Northern slab — H.R.Helper > c. chiefly dialect : remember < I memorize that egg — Earl Hammer > < wanted folk to memorize him — Stewart Toland > < for the first time in memorized history man was free to act — Time > 2. : to commit to memory : learn by heart < dread to memorize a speech for fear they will forget it — Max Eastman > intransitive verb : to learn something by heart < these children can … memorize easily — Gertrude H. Hildreth > |
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