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Savor vs Memorize - What's the difference?

savor | memorize |

As a noun savor

is taste, flavor.

As a verb memorize is

to learn by heart, commit to memory.

savor

English

Alternative forms

* savour (British)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) savour, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • the specific taste or smell of something
  • a distinctive sensation

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) savourer, from .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality
  • to appreciate, enjoy or relish something

    • Anagrams

    * * American English forms ----

    memorize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (UK) memorise

    Verb

  • to learn by heart, commit to memory
  • *
  • * 2009 , A Practical Study of Argument (ISBN 0495603406), page 123:
    • Many years ago there was a rumor that a basketball star (Jerry Lucas of the New York Knicks) had memorized the entire Manhattan phone book.
  • * 2009 , Hailey Abbott, The Perfect Boy (ISBN 006197157X), page 258:
    • She was so used to the way he moved—they'd been practicing together for years, and she'd memorized the way his body worked.

    Derived terms

    * memorization