commit to memory

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmɪts tu ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi/

commit to memory (third-person singular simple present commits to memory, present participle committing to memory, simple past and past participle committed to memory)

1. To learn by heart, to memorize.
   • 1904, Mary Elizabeth Burt, Poems That Every Child Should Know, Preface:

     The poems in this collection are those that children love. With the exception of seven, they are short enough for children to commit to memory without wearying themselves or losing interest in the poem.