Mismemorize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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
More examples"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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