recall

[ verb ri-kawl; noun ri-kawl, ree-kawl for 7–9, 12, 13; ree-kawl for 10, 11 ]

/ verb rɪˈkɔl; noun rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7–9, 12, 13; ˈri kɔl for 10, 11 /

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verb (used with object)

to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?

to call back; summon to return: The army recalled many veterans.

to bring (one's thoughts, attention, etc.) back to matters previously considered: He recalled his mind from pleasant daydreams to the dull task at hand.

International Law. to summon back and withdraw the office from (a diplomat).

to revoke or withdraw: to recall a promise.

to revive.

noun

an act of recalling.

recollection; remembrance.

the act or possibility of revoking something.

the removal or the right of removal of a public official from office by a vote of the people taken upon petition of a specified number of the qualified electors.

Also called callback. a summons by a manufacturer or other agency for the return of goods or a product already shipped to market or sold to consumers but discovered to be defective, contaminated, unsafe, or the like.

a signal made by a vessel to recall one of its boats.

a signal displayed to direct a racing yacht to sail across the starting line again.

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Origin of recall

First recorded in 1575–85; re- + call

SYNONYMS FOR recall

1 See remember.

5 rescind, retract, recant, repeal; annul.

7 memory.

9 revocation, retraction, repeal, withdrawal, recantation; nullification.

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ANTONYMS FOR recall

1 forget.

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OTHER WORDS FROM recall

re·call·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·call·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·called, adjective

Words nearby recall

recalcitrant, recalcitrate, recalculate, recalesce, recalescence, recall, recamier, recanalization, recant, recap, recapitalization

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British Dictionary definitions for recalling

recall

/ (rɪˈkɔːl) /

verb (tr)

(may take a clause as object) to bring back to mind; recollect; remember

to order to return; call back permanently or temporarilyto recall an ambassador

to revoke or take back

to cause (one's thoughts, attention, etc) to return from a reverie or digression

poetic to restore or revive

noun

the act of recalling or state of being recalled

revocation or cancellation

the ability to remember things; recollection

military (esp formerly) a signal to call back troops, etc, usually a bugle callto sound the recall

US the process by which elected officials may be deprived of office by popular vote

Derived forms of recall

recallable, adjective

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recall

[ rĭ-kôl′ ]

v.

To remember; recollect.

n.

The ability to remember information or experiences.

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