memorise
memorise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of memorize.
Meaning of memorize
Verb
memorize (third-person singular simple present memorizes, present participle memorizing, simple past and past participle memorized)
- To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
- 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.2007, Don DeLillo, Underworld: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Scribner Classics, →ISBN, page 543
Forms of memorise
| third-person singular present | memorises |
|---|---|
| present participle | memorising |
| past participle | memorised |
| past | memorised |
Words formed from memorise
Questions about memorise
- What is memorise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Memorise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of memorize.
Words near memorise in the dictionary
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