recall
Meaning
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- To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
- To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station etc.
- To remove an elected official through a petition and direct vote.
- To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
- To call back (a situation, event etc.) to one's mind; to remember, recollect.
- To hearken back to, evoke; to be reminiscent of.
- To call again, to call another time.
- To request or order the return of (a faulty product).
Synonyms
bethink
be reminded of
recall factor
recall ratio
bring back to one’s mind
fix in one’s mind
renege on
jog one’s memory
make someone remember
refresh one’s memory
remind someone of
keep note
call-back
be aware of
recall rate
calling someone back
dismiss and replace
learn by heart
relieve from office
Frequency
Hyphenated as
re‧call
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈkɔːl/
Etymology
From re- + call, probably modelled on Latin revocāre, French rappeler, English withcall.
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