re|call

re|call «transitive verb. rih KL; noun. rih KL, REE _KL», verb, noun.

–v.t.

1. to call back to mind; remember: »

to recall a name. Mother can recall stories that she heard years ago.

SYNONYM(S): recollect. See syn. under remember. (Cf. ↑remember)

2. to call back; order back: »

The ambassador was recalled. The retired captain was recalled to duty.

3. to bring back; restore; revive: »

recalled to life.

4. to take back; withdraw: »

I shall recall my order for a new coat because I had one given to me.

SYNONYM(S): revoke, retract.

–n.

1. the act of recalling to mind: »

A few people with remarkable memories are said to have “total recall.”

2. the act of calling back; ordering back: »

The four major American carmakers recalled 8.7 million autos, and probably more than half the recalls involved safety (New York Times).

3. a signal used in calling back men, ships, etc.

4. Figurative. the act of taking back; undoing; revocation; annulment.

5. the procedure by which a public official can be removed from office by vote of the people before his term has expired.

–re|call´er, noun.