reminisce

[ rem-uh-nis ]

/ ˌrɛm əˈnɪs /

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verb (used without object), rem·i·nisced, rem·i·nisc·ing.

to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.

Nearby words

remind, reminder, remindful, remineralization, remington, reminisce, reminiscence, reminiscent, reminiscential, remiped, remise

Origin of reminisce

First recorded in 1820–30; back formation from reminiscence

SYNONYMS FOR reminisce

remember, recollect, muse.

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Examples from the Web for reminisce

In “Cartoons and Cereal,” he sings, “Reminisce when I had the morning appetite/ Apple Jacks, had nothing that I hit the TV Guide.”
Cereal Cafe’s Big Bowl of Hate|David Levesley|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We reminisce about a few of those trips together when I was small.
Adam Hochschild on Keeping Company With His Dying Father|Adam Hochschild|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A generation from now, we will reminisce over this question: Where were you the first time you saw North West?
Kanye West Debuts Baby North During Ridiculous Interview With Kris Jenner|Kevin Fallon|August 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Just as hip-hop thrives on the dynamic of battling, hip-hop fans live to debate, catalogue, reminisce, and complain.
Adam Mansbach’s Book Bag: 7 Quintessentially New York Books|Adam Mansbach|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

At Madison Square Garden, a lucky dude is invited onstage to drink rum and reminisce with the singer.
Why Enrique Iglesias Is Still Hot|Ramin Setoodeh|December 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Deciding that Henry could reminisce just as well without a listener, Robert quietly ordered the robot to turn itself off.
Manners of the Age|Horace Brown Fyfe
You can reminisce about how you helped me carry wood while I recited passages of poem out of that book at you.'
Kilo|Ellis Parker Butler
"I recall the first man I ever killed—" Pop started to reminisce softly.
The Night of the Long Knives|Fritz Reuter Leiber

British Dictionary definitions for reminisce

reminisce

/ (ˌrɛmɪˈnɪs) /

verb

(intr) to talk or write about old times, past experiences, etc

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