learn by rote

learn something by rote

Fig. to learn something by memorizing without giving any thought to what is being learned. I learned history by rote; then I couldn't pass the test that required me to think. If you learn things by rote, you'll never understand them.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pistis	-	Greek Mythology
LlÚCia	-	Catalan
Payam	-	Persian
Serena	sə-REEN-ə (English), se-RE-nah (Italian)	English, Italian, Late Roman
Zaid	-	Arabic
Phanuhel	-	Biblical Latin