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recollect
[ rek-uh-lekt ]
/ ËrÉk ÉËlÉkt /
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verb (used with object)
to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
to absorb (oneself) in spiritual meditation, especially during prayer.
verb (used without object)
to have a recollection; remember.
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Origin of recollect
synonym study for recollect
1. See remember.
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Other definitions for recollect (2 of 2)
re-collect
[ ree-kuh-lekt ]
/ Ëri kÉËlÉkt /
verb (used with object)
to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
to rally (one's faculties, powers, spirits, etc.); recover or compose (oneself).
Origin of re-collect
First recorded in 1605â15
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-collect
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British Dictionary definitions for recollect
recollect
/ (ËrÉkÉËlÉkt) /
verb
(when tr, often takes a clause as object) to recall from memory; remember
Derived forms of recollect
recollective, adjectiverecollectively, adverbWord Origin for recollect
C16: from Latin recolligere to gather again, from re- + colligere to collect 1
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