French word

mémoriser

Pronunciation

IPA/memoʁize/

Meaning

  • verbmemorize

Example

Je dois mémoriser cette liste.

I have to memorize this list.

Illustration for mémoriser (memorize)

More examples

Il est plus facile de mémoriser le vocabulaire avec des images.

It is easier to memorize the vocabulary with images.

Core concept

Information consciously fixed in the mind so it can be retrieved later.

Common phrases

  • mémoriser le vocabulaire

    memorize the vocabulary

  • mémoriser les règles

    memorize the rules

Similar words

apprendre: Learn and acquire new knowledge or skills.
retenir: Keep learned information in memory instead of forgetting it.
se souvenir: Recall past events or things previously learned.
se rappeler: Consciously bring a person, event, or piece of information to mind.

Definition in French

Intégrer volontairement une information dans sa mémoire pour pouvoir la rappeler ultérieurement.

Word origin

Mémoriser developed in French from mémoire plus -iser, while mémoire continues the Latin noun memoria.

Usage tips

  • Mémoriser often sounds more deliberate or formal than retenir in everyday contexts, although both can refer to keeping information in memory.

Other meanings

  • rememberverb

Opposites

Related words

  • mémorisationmemorizationnoun
  • mémorisablememorizableadjective

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