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   recall

   /rɪˈkɔːl/

   verb

   • 1. bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind; remember: "I can still vaguely recall being taken to the hospital" Similar rememberrecollectcall to mindthink ofthink back on/tolook back oncast one's mind back toreminisce abouthark back tomindOpposite forget
   • ▪ cause one to remember or think of: "the film's analysis of contemporary concerns recalls" Similar bring to mindcall to mindput one in mind ofcall upsummon upconjure upevokeechoallude to
   • ▪ bring the memory or thought of someone or something to (a person or their mind): "the smell of a blackcurrant bush has ever since recalled to me that evening"
   • ▪ call up (stored computer data) for processing or display: "students can recall templates or stored formats"
   • 2. officially order (someone) to return to a place: "the Panamanian ambassador was recalled from Peru" Similar summon backorder backcall backbring backOpposite dissolveprorogue
   • ▪ select (a sports player) as a member of a team from which they have previously been dropped: "the Fulham defender has been recalled to the Welsh squad for the World Cup"
   • ▪ (of a manufacturer) request all the purchasers of (a certain product) to return it, as the result of the discovery of a fault: "all 5,128 of its UK Corsas were being recalled because of an electrical fault"
   • ▪ bring (someone) out of a state of inattention or reverie: "her action recalled him to the present"
   • ▪ revoke or annul (an action or decision): archaic "he sent another note to Lord Grey recalling his earlier communication" Similar revokerescindcancelretractcountermandtake backwithdrawrepealvetooverruleoverrideabrogateannulinvalidatenullifydeclare null and voidvoidrare:disannulnegateOpposite ratifyconfirm

   noun

   • 1. the action or faculty of remembering something learned or experienced: "people's understanding and subsequent recall of stories or events" Similar recollectionmemoryremembrancetechnical:anamnesis
   • 2. an act or instance of officially recalling someone or something: "a recall of Parliament" Similar summoning backordering backcalling backsummonsrevocationrescindingcancellationcancellingretractionretractingcountermandingwithdrawalabrogationrepealvetoingvetoannulmentinvalidationnullificationrare:rescission
   • ▪ the removal of an elected government official from office by a petition followed by voting. North American
   • 3. the proportion of the number of relevant documents retrieved from a database in response to an inquiry: "expert systems can produce solutions with the speed, recall, accuracy, and consistency that only a computer can provide"

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a verb): from re- ‘again’ + call, suggested by Latin revocare or French rappeler ‘call back’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recallable adjective

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