recollect

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See also: Recollect

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin recollectus (remembered, composed), from Latin recolligo (gather again, recover).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) enPR: rĕ-kə-lĕktʹ, IPA(key): /ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/
  • (US) enPR: rĕ-kə-lĕktʹ, IPA(key): /ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛkt

Verb

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recollect (third-person singular simple present recollects, present participle recollecting, simple past and past participle recollected)

  1. To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.
    I remember the concert clearly, but I can't recollect why I had decided to go there.
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Etymology 2

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From re- +‎ collect.

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Verb

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recollect (third-person singular simple present recollects, present participle recollecting, simple past and past participle recollected)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To collect (things) together again.
  2. To compose oneself.
    • 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [], London: [] Jacob Tonson, [], →OCLC:
      The Tyrian queen [] Admir'd his fortunes, more admir'd the man; then re-collected stood.
    • 1847, Newton Mallory Curtis, The Patrol of the Mountain, page 52:
      The Major suddenly recollected himself, and withdrew his hand, and at the same time, threw himself into a chair.

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