recollect

recollect
\ \ [16] Recollect originated in Latin as recolligere, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘again’ and colligeregather’ (source of English collect). At first it simply meant literally ‘gather again’, but in the post-classical period it was extended metaphorically to ‘recall, remember’. English acquired it through its past participle stem recollect-.

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  • Recollect — Rec ol*lect (r[e^]k [o^]l*l[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recollected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recollecting}.] [Pref. re + collect: cf. L. recolligere, recollectum, to collect. Cf. {Recollet}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To recover or recall the knowledge of;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recollect — I verb be reminded of, bring to mind, call to mind, commeminisse, conjure up, go back, know again, look back upon, place, recall, recognize, recordari, relive, remember, reminisce, reminisci, renew, retrospect, review, revive, summon up, think of …   Law dictionary

  • recollect — ► VERB 1) remember. 2) (recollect oneself) compose oneself …   English terms dictionary

  • Recollect — Rec ol*lect (r[e^]k [o^]l*l[e^]kt), n. [See {Recollet}.] (Eccl.) A friar of the Strict Observance, an order of Franciscans. [Written also {Recollet}.] Addis & Arnold. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recollect — 1550s, from L. recollectus, pp. of recolligere, lit. to collect again, from re again (see RE (Cf. re )) + colligere gather (see COLLECT (Cf. collect)). Related: Recollected; recollecting …   Etymology dictionary

  • recollect — *remember, recall, remind, reminisce, bethink, mind Analogous words: *stir, rouse, arouse, rally, waken, awaken …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • recollect — [v] remember arouse, awaken, bethink, bring to mind, call to mind, cite, come to one, flash, flash on*, look back on, mind, place, recall, recognize, remind, reminisce, retain, retrospect, revive, rouse, stir, summon, waken; concept 40 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • recollect — Recollect, [recoll]ecte. s. Le C ne se prononce point. Religieux, Religieuse d une certaine reforme de l Ordre de saint François …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • recollect — [rek΄ə lekt′] vt. [< L recollectus: see RE COLLECT] 1. to call back to mind; recall; remember, esp. with some effort 2. to recall to (oneself) something temporarily forgotten vi. to have a recollection; remember …   English World dictionary

  • recollect — v. 1) (G) she could not recollect being there 2) (K) can you recollect my calling you? 3) (L) I recollect that the weather was cold 4) (Q) can anyone recollect how the alarm is deactivated? * * * [ˌrekə lekt] (G) she could not recollect being… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • recollect — rec|ol|lect [ˌrekəˈlekt] v [T] to be able to remember something ▪ All I recollect is a grey sky. recollect that ▪ She recollected sadly that she and Ben used to laugh a lot. recollect how/when/what etc ▪ Can you recollect how your brother… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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