memorise

Lock in mind

Memorise is the British spelling of memorize—to commit something to memory so it can be recalled later: She memorised the poem for class, He's terrible at memorising names.

The word implies deliberate effort rather than incidental remembering.

study

flashcards

Paper memorization tools

drilling · rote · rehearsal · review · practice · recitation · quizzing · memorization · revision · chunking

perform

recite

Speak from memory

  • scriptWritten words for performance
  • linesStrokes connecting two points
  • monologueUninterrupted solo address

speech · poem · lyrics · verbatim · word-perfect · declaim · orate · perform · presentation · passage

retain

engrave

Carve designs permanently

hold · keep · conserve · embed · encode · consolidate · store · lodge · fix · cement

recall

recollect

Retrieve past experiences

flashback · reminisce · nostalgia · mnemonic · episodic · autobiographical · anamnesis · retrospect · reminiscence · reawakening

Opposites
retention vs. loss of information

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Fail to recall

unlearn · disremember · blank out · block out · repress

learning approach

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Pass over lightly

look up · improvise · wing it · consult · reference

Phrases
Family

memorial, memorize, memorized, memorizing, memorizes, memorised, memorising, immemorial, memorises

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Known to kids · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G