memorises
Learns by heart
Memorises is the British spelling of memorizes, meaning to commit something to memory through deliberate effort: She memorises her lines by reading them aloud.
The word implies intentional learning rather than casual retention—you memorise a poem, a speech, or vocabulary words for an exam.
Memory retrieval act
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- engramStored neural record
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- storageSpace for keeping goods
long-term · mnemonics · neuroplasticity · synapse · encoding · retrieval · fixation · cognitive
Pre-performance practice session
- drillHole-boring device
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- repetitionAct of redoing
- roteMemorization through repetition
recital · lines · performance · verbatim · word-for-word · chanting · mantras · verses
Paper memorization tools
- revisionAltering to improve
- crammingIntensive last-minute study
- notesBrief written records
- textbooksEducational reference volumes
exams · quizzes · review · rereading · highlighting · summarizing · testing
Recalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- anamnesisRecalled past, especially medical
- retrospectionContemplating past events
autobiographical · episodic · reminiscing · keepsake · memento · souvenir · yesteryear · bygone
Process of taking in
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
assimilation · digestion · apprehension · mastery · internalization · uptake · processing · familiarization
recall
Memory retrieval act
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- engramStored neural record
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
storage · long-term · mnemonics · neuroplasticity · synapse · encoding · retrieval · fixation · cognitive · cerebral
rehearsal
Pre-performance practice session
- drillHole-boring device
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- repetitionAct of redoing
rote · recital · lines · performance · verbatim · word-for-word · chanting · mantras · verses · passages
flashcards
Paper memorization tools
textbooks · exams · quizzes · review · rereading · highlighting · summarizing · testing
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- anamnesisRecalled past, especially medical
retrospection · autobiographical · episodic · reminiscing · keepsake · memento · souvenir · yesteryear · bygone · past
absorption
Process of taking in
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- understandingMental comprehension of something
acquisition · assimilation · digestion · apprehension · mastery · internalization · uptake · processing · familiarization · cognition
memorisesforgets
Loses from memory
unlearns · loses · misremembers · draws a blank · represses
memoriseslooks up
Finds by consulting sources
references · consults · reads off · improvises · wings it