recall

recall
I. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. cancel, revoke 2. a. to call back <
was recalled to active duty
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<
a pitcher recalled from the minors
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b. to bring back to mind <
recalled seeing her somewhere before
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c. to remind one of ; resemble <
a playwright who recalls the Elizabethan dramatists
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3. restore, revive Synonyms: see rememberrecallability nounrecallable adjectiverecaller noun II. noun Date: 1611 1. a call to return <
a recall of workers after a layoff
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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 4. the act of revoking 5. a public call by a manufacturer for the return of a product that may be defective or contaminated

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