hit the books vs memorize

hit the books and memorize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hit the books	No	No	Yes	No
memorize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, memorize is a hyponym of hit the books; that is, memorize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit the books:

hit the books: learn by reading books
memorize: commit to memory; learn by heart

Other hyponyms of hit the books include con, learn, memorise, bone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up.

hit the books (verb)	memorize (verb)
learn by reading books	commit to memory; learn by heart

hit the books vs memorize

hit the books and memorize both are verbs.

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