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- phrase idiomatic Knowing completely; as having
committed completely tomemory .
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- adverb by committing to memory
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fbharjo commented on the word by heart
memoriter is perhaps a near Latin equivalent. 'Memorize' doesn't have the same connotation. By heart has a sense of being deeply and thoroughly ingrained.
December 30, 2011