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