Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memorize

/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: mem-or-ize
IPA: /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.

Example Sentences

"I wanted to look up velleity and quotidian and memorize the fuckers for all time, spell them, learn them, pronounce them syllable by syllable—vocalize, phonate, utter the sounds, say the words for all they're worth."
"Many years ago there was a rumor that a basketball star (Jerry Lucas of the New York Knicks) had memorized the entire Manhattan phone book."
"She was so used to the way he moved—they'd been practicing together for years, and she'd memorized the way his body worked."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/
British English: /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/

Inflected Forms

memorizes (present, singular) memorizing (participle, present) memorized (participle, past) memorized (past) memorise (alternative)

Derived Forms

memorizability memorizable memorization memorizer mismemorize nonmemorized rememberize rememorize unmemorized

Synonyms

memorise con learn

Questions

How do you pronounce memorize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/.
What does memorize mean?: To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.

How to pronounce memorize

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