memorising
Learning something permanently
Memorising is the British spelling of memorizing—committing something to memory through repetition or study.
She spent hours memorising her lines for the play.
The word implies deliberate effort to retain information, whether facts, sequences, or texts.
Techniques to assist recall
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- roteMemorization through repetition
- drillHole-boring device
- repetitionAct of redoing
chunking · acronyms · visualization · rehearsal · recitation · association · linking · encoding
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- retrievalAct of getting back
- encodingConverting data to format
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
storage · engram · hippocampus · neuroplasticity · long-term · short-term · semantic · episodic
Deliberate learning effort
- absorbTake in fully
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- internalizeAdopt beliefs as one's own
- masterAuthority or controller
grasp · acquire · retain · ingrain · imprint · recollect · schoolwork · homework
mnemonics
Techniques to assist recall
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- roteMemorization through repetition
- drillHole-boring device
repetition · chunking · acronyms · visualization · rehearsal · recitation · association · linking · encoding · practice
recall
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- retrievalAct of getting back
- encodingConverting data to format
consolidation · storage · engram · hippocampus · neuroplasticity · long-term · short-term · semantic · episodic · procedural
study
Deliberate learning effort
- absorbTake in fully
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- internalizeAdopt beliefs as one's own
master · grasp · acquire · retain · ingrain · imprint · recollect · schoolwork · homework · revision
recitation
Oral delivery from memory
- verbatimIn identical wording
- word-for-wordExactly as stated
- scriptWritten words for performance
lines · monologue · speech · poetry · lyrics · quotations · passages · formulas · dates · facts
memorisingforgetting
Failing to retain memories
unlearning · erasing · losing · blanking · misremembering
memorisinglooking up
Improving or skyward gazing
referencing · consulting · improvising · extemporising · referring
memorisingunderstanding
Mental comprehension of something
comprehending · improvising · deriving · intuiting · applying
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