Mismemorize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To memorize inaccurately.

    "For example, if a bird mismemorizes the tutor song, and produces a perfect copy of its inaccurate template, then BOS itself could be a closer approximation of the template than tutor song."

Example

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"For example, if a bird mismemorizes the tutor song, and produces a perfect copy of its inaccurate template, then BOS itself could be a closer approximation of the template than tutor song."

Etymology

From mis- + memorize.

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