mnemonizev.
/ˈniːmənʌɪz/, /ˈnɛmənʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈniməˌnaɪz/, /ˈnɛməˌnaɪz/ rare.
transitive. To remember or express by means of a mnemonic formula.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > sharpen memory [verb (transitive)] > express by formula
mnemonize1830
1830 J. Smith Key to Reading 85 In mnemonizing dates of above the year 1000..the first figure..may be omitted.
1845 N. Amer. Rev. July 263 Twelve fortunate individuals being thus mnemonized into immortality.
1850 P. Miles Mnemotechny i. 17 On finding an Event with its Date, that we wish to Mnemonize, or retain in the mind by Mnemotechny, we [etc.].
1988 Re: Replacing the Desktop Metaphor in comp.windows.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 24 Dec. The desktop metaphor attempted to solve one perceived problem with the then current generation of computers, namely replacing the often cryptic commands of command line driven operating environments with icons which were mentally easy to mnemonize.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [noun] > expression by mnemonic formula
mnemonization1845
1845 N. Amer. Rev. July 260 This work..contains a series of numbers arranged with the various corresponding words to facilitate the rapid mnemonization of facts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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