recollect

/ˌre-kə-ˈlekt/

Medieval Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere, from Latin, to gather again

verb

  1. to bring back to the level of conscious awareness : remember

  2. to remind (oneself) of something temporarily forgotten

  3. to call something to mind

trying to recollect the name

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.

verb

  1. to collect again; especially : rally, recover