re-col|lect

re-col|lect
rec|ol|lect «REHK uh LEHKT», transitive verb.
1. to call back to mind; remember: »

I know why I began the Memoir. It was an experiment to see how much I could really recollect if I once began to try (William De Morgan).

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under remember. (Cf. ↑remember)
2. to recall (oneself) to something temporarily forgotten.
–v.i.
to recall something; remember.
╂[< Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere; see etym. under re-collect (Cf. ↑re-collect)]
re-col|lect «REE kuh LEHKT», transitive verb.
1. to collect again.
2. to recover control of (oneself).
╂[partly < Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere < re- again + colligere (compare etym. under collect1 (Cf. ↑collect)), later partly < English re- + collect1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • col|lect´ed|ly — col|lect|ed «kuh LEHK tihd», adjective. 1. brought together; gathered together: »the author s collected works. SYNONYM(S): assembled, accumulated. 2. Figurative. not confused or disturbed; under control; calm: »The doctor was the most collected… …   Useful english dictionary

  • col|lect|ed — «kuh LEHK tihd», adjective. 1. brought together; gathered together: »the author s collected works. SYNONYM(S): assembled, accumulated. 2. Figurative. not confused or disturbed; under control; calm: »The doctor was the most collected person at the …   Useful english dictionary

  • col|lect|ing plate — col|lect|ing box or col|lect|ing plate «kuh LEHK tihng», = collection box. (Cf. ↑collection box) …   Useful english dictionary

  • col|lect|ing box — or col|lect|ing plate «kuh LEHK tihng», = collection box. (Cf. ↑collection box) …   Useful english dictionary

  • col|lect´a|ble — col|lect1 «kuh LEHKT», verb, adverb, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring together; gather together: »We collected sticks of wood to make a fire. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under gather. (Cf. ↑gather) 2. to gather together for a set: »Most boys collect stamps… …   Useful english dictionary

  • col|lect — col|lect1 «kuh LEHKT», verb, adverb, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring together; gather together: »We collected sticks of wood to make a fire. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under gather. (Cf. ↑gather) 2. to gather together for a set: »Most boys collect stamps… …   Useful english dictionary

  • col|lect|i|bil|i|ty — «kuh LEHK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the state of being collectible: »The group said its collection index recorded a new high this month in the collectibility of overdue consumer debts (Wall Street Journal) …   Useful english dictionary

  • col|lect|i|ble — «kuh LEHK tuh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. that can be collected. –n. an object of popular culture that has become rare and unusual enough to be a collector s item: »Chopping boards and a host of other old time kitchen utensils and accessories… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re-col|lect|ed — rec|ol|lect|ed «REHK uh LEHK tihd», adjective. remembered. ╂[< recollect + ed2] –rec´ol|lect´ed|ness, noun. re col|lect|ed «REE kuh LEHK tihd», adjective. composed; sure of oneself. ╂[< re collect + ed2] –re´ col|lect´ed|ness …   Useful english dictionary

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