recollect
to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
to absorb (oneself) in spiritual meditation, especially during prayer.
to have a recollection; remember.
Origin of recollect
1synonym study For recollect
Opposites for recollect
Other words from recollect
- rec·ol·lec·tive, adjective
- rec·ol·lec·tive·ly, adverb
- rec·ol·lec·tive·ness, noun
- mis·rec·ol·lect, verb
- non·rec·ol·lec·tive, adjective
- self-rec·ol·lec·tive, adjective
- un·rec·ol·lec·tive, adjective
Words that may be confused with recollect
- re-collect, recollect
Words Nearby recollect
Other definitions for re-collect (2 of 2)
to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
to rally (one's faculties, powers, spirits, etc.); recover or compose (oneself).
Origin of re-collect
2Words that may be confused with re-collect
- re-collect , recollect
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How to use recollect in a sentence
By the end, I could probably recollect every blade of grass.
James Cross, British diplomat kidnapped by Quebec separatists, dies at 99 of covid-19 | Emily Langer | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostWithout it, we couldn’t form and recollect distinct and meaningful memories since many aspects of any two memories would otherwise overlap.
Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV - Issue 93: Forerunners | Adithya Rajagopalan | December 2, 2020 | NautilusOnce these memories are formed, a partial prompt can easily have you recollect them.
Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV - Issue 93: Forerunners | Adithya Rajagopalan | December 2, 2020 | NautilusWithin it, she recollected her early years, spinning the dispersed wool of her babyhood into the tangled threads of her childhood.
Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives - Issue 93: Forerunners | Alan Lightman, Hope Jahren, Robert Sapolsky, | December 2, 2020 | NautilusHowever, in some cases, memory can become pathologically persistent, as when the memory of a traumatic experience—like an assault or a soldier’s time in combat—is recollected incessantly.
I stooped down and asked him how he felt himself, but he made no answer, and evidently did not recollect me.
They buried her body in the recollect convent, with the greatest pomp possible.
He does not recollect the duty the engine performed with the cylindrical boilers.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickWe recollect sharing in the despondency, and even despair, which paralysed our party.
Hartledon sent his thoughts back, endeavouring to recollect what could have given rise to this charge.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for recollect
/ (ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt) /
(when tr, often takes a clause as object) to recall from memory; remember
Origin of recollect
1Derived forms of recollect
- recollective, adjective
- recollectively, adverb
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