commits to memory
Stores for recall
To commit to memory is to memorize something deliberately, fixing it in the mind for later recall: She committed the poem to memory.
The phrase suggests intentional effort rather than passive absorption—you commit facts, speeches, or passages to memory through repetition or study.
He committed every state capital to memory before the quiz.
- recallMemory retrieval act
- by heartStored in memory
- mnemonicsTechniques to assist recall
- educationSystematic development of mind
- encodingConverting data to format
repetition · hippocampus · retrieval · performing arts · consolidation · language learning · chunking · association · test preparation · times tables · phone numbers · word for word · storage · visualization · mental rehearsal · skill acquisition · elaboration · storytelling
commits to memoryforgets
Loses from memory
unlearns · loses · lets slip · draws a blank · represses
commits to memorywrites down
Records in text
looks up · records · jots down · takes notes · documents
commits to memoryskims
Passes lightly over
glosses over · tunes out · browses · ignores
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