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re-collect definition

re·-collect (rē′kə lekt′)

transitive verb

  1. to gather together again (what has been scattered)
  2. to collect or rally (one's thoughts, strength, courage, etc.)
  3. to recover or compose (oneself)
    in this sense sometimes written recollect re′col·lect′

Etymology: orig. < L recollectus, pp. of recolligere (see re- & collect); later felt as < re- + collect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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