recall

/ri-ˈkȯl/

verb

  1. cancel, revoke

  2. to call back

  3. to bring back to mind

remember recollect recall remind reminisce mean to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind. remember implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled. recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered.

noun

  1. a call to return

  2. the right or procedure by which an official may be removed by vote of the people

  3. remembrance of what has been learned or experienced

a recall of workers after a layoff

noun

  1. the faculty of remembering with complete clarity and in complete detail