recall

noun

  1. 1

    the act of removing an official by petition

  2. 2

    the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

    he has total recall of the episode

  3. 3

    a bugle call that signals troops to return

  4. 4

    a call to return

    the recall of our ambassador

  5. 5

    a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

verb

  1. 1

    recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

    I can't remember saying any such thing

    I can't think what her last name was

  2. 2

    cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

    She was recalled by a loud laugh

  3. 3

    summon to return

    The ambassador was recalled to his country

    The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession

  4. 4

    go back to something earlier

    This harks back to a previous remark of his

  5. 5

    cause to be returned

    recall the defective auto tires

    The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt

  6. 6

    make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution

    The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty

  7. 7

    call to mind

    His words echoed John F. Kennedy

Synonyms

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