re-collect

[ ree-kuh-lekt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
2. to rally (one's faculties, powers, spirits, etc.); recover or compose (oneself ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of re-collect¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

On Feb. 15, 45 days after we initially collected the data, we tried to re-collect all the tweets we identified as antisemitic.

From Salon

There’s a pressing question at hand, still unanswered, about how the American feminist movement will re-collect itself now, and whether it will push in an ideological direction more aligned with the thinkers it marginalized.

From New York Times

“At the worst case, we would send someone out to re-collect that data.”

From Washington Times

“At worst case, we would send someone out to re-collect that data,” he said.

From Washington Post

And why didn’t the refs call a foul when Bryce Brown grabbed Jerome’s jersey as Jerome was trying to re-collect the ball just before he double-dribbled?

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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