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memorization

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmɛmərɪˈzeɪʃən/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mem•o•rize /ˈmɛməˌraɪz/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -rized, -riz•ing. 
  1. to learn (something) completely so that it can be repeated exactly:to memorize a poem.
mem•o•ri•za•tion /ˌmɛmərɪˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]excellent powers of memorization.See -mem-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mem•o•rize  (mem′ə rīz′),USA pronunciation v., -rized, -riz•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to commit to memory;
    learn by heart:to memorize a poem.

v.i. 
  1. to learn by heart:I've always been able to memorize easily.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] mem′o•rise′. 
  • memor(y) + -ize 1585–95
mem′o•riz′a•ble, adj. 
mem′o•ri•za′tion, n. 
mem′o•riz′er, n. 

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