recollect

[ rek-uh-lekt ]

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verb (used with object)

to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
to absorb (oneself) in spiritual meditation, especially during prayer.

verb (used without object)

to have a recollection; remember.

Origin of recollect

First recorded in 1550–60; from Medieval Latin recollēctus, past participle of recolligere “to remember, recollect” (Latin: “to gather up again”); see re-, collect¹

synonym study For recollect

1. See remember.

Opposites for recollect

forget

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Other words from recollect

rec·ol·lec·tive, adjective
rec·ol·lec·tive·ly, adverb
rec·ol·lec·tive·ness, noun
mis·rec·ol·lect, verb
non·rec·ol·lec·tive, adjective
self-rec·ol·lec·tive, adjective
un·rec·ol·lec·tive, adjective

Words that may be confused with recollect

re-collect, recollect

Words Nearby recollect

Other definitions for re-collect (2 of 2)

re-collect

[ ree-kuh-lekt ]

verb (used with object)

to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
to rally (one's faculties, powers, spirits, etc.); recover or compose (oneself).

Origin of re-collect

First recorded in 1605–15

Words that may be confused with re-collect

re-collect , recollect

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How to use recollect in a sentence

I stooped down and asked him how he felt himself, but he made no answer, and evidently did not recollect me.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV. | Various
They buried her body in the recollect convent, with the greatest pomp possible.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624 | Various
He does not recollect the duty the engine performed with the cylindrical boilers.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick
We recollect sharing in the despondency, and even despair, which paralysed our party.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV. | Various
Hartledon sent his thoughts back, endeavouring to recollect what could have given rise to this charge.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for recollect

recollect

/ (ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt) /

verb

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

Origin of recollect

C16: from Latin recolligere to gather again, from re- + colligere to collect 1

Derived forms of recollect

recollective, adjective
recollectively, adverb

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