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recollect

[rek-uh-lekt]

verb (used with object)

  1. to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.

    Antonyms:
  2. to absorb (oneself ) in spiritual meditation, especially during prayer.



verb (used without object)

  1. to have a recollection; remember.

recollect

/ ËŒ°ùÉ›°ìəˈ±ôÉ›°ì³Ù /

verb

  1. (when tr, often takes a clause as object) to recall from memory; remember

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • recollective adjective
  • recollectively adverb
  • recollectiveness noun
  • misrecollect verb
  • nonrecollective adjective
  • self-recollective adjective
  • unrecollective adjective
  • ËŒ°ù±ð³¦´Ç±ôˈ±ô±ð³¦³Ù¾±±¹±ð adjective
  • ËŒ°ù±ð³¦´Ç±ôˈ±ô±ð³¦³Ù¾±±¹±ðly adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of recollect1

First recorded in 1550–60; from Medieval Latin °ù±ð³¦´Ç±ô±ôŧ³¦³Ù³Ü²õ, past participle of recolligere “to remember, recollect†( Latin: “to gather up againâ€); re-, collect 1
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of recollect1

C16: from Latin recolligere to gather again, from re- + colligere to collect 1
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Not only does this reduce the administrative burden, but it means the government doesn't have to design a system to recollect, store and process this information all over again.

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It’s not much in vogue these days to quote Joe Biden, but the former president used to say something worth recollecting.

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I just assume he couldn't recollect or revel in discussions about Count Basie and Duke Ellington and sitting on the bandstand and blowing trumpet with many other people, especially in Hollywood.

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“Before the fire was even reported, I walked outside and I smelled the fire,†Dudelson says, recollecting details over the phone, with his girlfriend by his side to corroborate the account.

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Some might recollect that two of our last four presidents — George W. Bush and Donald Trump — claimed the White House despite losing the popular vote.

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