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recall Definition

re·call (ri kôl′; also, & for n. & vt. 4 usually, rē′kôl′)

transitive verb

  1. to call back; ask or order to return; specif., to ask purchasers to return (an imperfect or dangerous product), often so that a manufacturing defect can be corrected
  2. to bring back to mind; remember
  3. to take back; cancel; annul; revoke; withdraw
  4. ☆ to remove from office by the process of recall
  5. to bring (the mind, attention, etc.) back, as to the immediate situation
  6. Old Poet. to revive

noun

  1. the act of recalling
  2. the ability to remember; memory
  3. Mil. a signal, as on a bugle or drum, calling soldiers back to camp or ranks
  4. ☆ the process of removing, or right to remove, an official from office by popular vote, usually after using petitions to call for such a vote

recall Related Forms

re·call′·able adjective

recall Synonyms

recall

v.

  1. To call to mind

    recollect, think of, revive, evoke; see remember 1.

  2. To remove from office

    discharge, disqualify, suspend; see dismiss 2.

  3. To summon again

    call back, reconvene, reassemble; see assemble 2, summon 1.

recall Law Definition

n

  1. A removal of a public official from office by means of a popular vote to prematurely end his or her term of service.
  2. A product manufacturer’s requesting the public to return faulty products for replacement or repair, required by the Consumer Safety Act.

recall Usage Examples

Object

  • incident: The following account submitted to the Gentleman's Magazine recalls the incident thus: " Mr.
  • conversation: Actually, I can recall two conversations I had in English which lasted longer than five minutes.
  • memory: Well, what I'm really talking about here is the issue of recalling memories.
  • batch: The Lot Numbers of the batches recalled are 2045 and 2046.
  • toy: When you reach back into the mists of your most treasured childhood memories, can you recall a favorite toy?
  • anecdote: My own brothers recalled similar brief verbal anecdotes to my own.

Adjective modifier

  • factual: In life / industry, problem solving skills are more important than factual memory recall alone.
  • serial: Spelling and serial recall: Insights from a competitive queueing model.
  • instant: A digital recorder can be installed on site for instant video recall - and all at much lower cost than you think.
  • spontaneous: Spontaneous recall was above the norm, increasing by 36 % when the six sheets were including in the mix.
  • immediate: Baddeley and Wilson ( 2002 ) argued that high levels of immediate prose recall depend on: The capacity of the episodic buffer.

Modifies a noun

  • referendum: Electoral Battle Units formed to defend Chávez in the recall referendum of August 2004 have morphed into Endogenous Battle Units.
  • interval: Conclusions Basing recall intervals on clinical judgment resulted in intervals longer than 12 months for the majority of the children.
  • notice: Toshiba Battery Recall Toshiba have issued a recall notice for certain laptop batteries.

Modifying Another Word

vividly: Inside the house, the period is vividly recalled with original photographs from Michael McCartney.

Noun used with modifier

  • cannot: I cannot recall seeing such a sunset for many a long time.
  • memory: In life / industry, problem solving skills are more important than factual memory recall alone.
  • I: Payment was in cash and I cannot recall seeing any checks being presented.

Used with why or when

  • who: The Defendant could not recall who sent the form back.
  • what: We recall today what humanity at its worst can do.