recall

To recall is defined as to bring, call back or remember.

(verb)

An example of to recall is someone having a memory of their first kiss.

See recall in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

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
to bring back to mind; remember
to take back; cancel; annul; revoke; withdraw
☆ to remove from office by the process of recall
to bring (the mind, attention, etc.) back, as to the immediate situation
Old Poet. to revive

noun

the act of recalling
the ability to remember; memory
Mil. a signal, as on a bugle or drum, calling soldiers back to camp or ranks
☆ 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

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See recall in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb re·called, re·call·ing, re·calls

To ask or order to return: recalled all workers who had been laid off.
To summon back to awareness of or concern with the subject or situation at hand.
To remember; recollect. See Synonyms at remember.
To cancel, take back, or revoke.
To bring back; restore.
To request return (of a product) to the manufacturer, as for necessary repairs or adjustments.

noun also (rēˈkôlˌ)

The act of recalling or summoning back, especially an official order to return.
A signal, such as a bugle call, used to summon troops back to their posts.
The ability to remember information or experiences.
The act of revoking.
a. The procedure by which a public official may be removed from office by popular vote.
b. The right to employ this procedure.
A request by the manufacturer of a product that has been identified as defective to return it, as for necessary repairs or adjustments.

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