/
rɪˈkɔːl/
v.
- remember.
▸cause one to remember or think of.
▸
(recall someone/thing to)
bring back the memory of someone or something to.
- call up (stored computer data).
- officially order (someone) to return.
▸(of a manufacturer) request the return of (faulty products).
- reselect (a sports player) as a member of a team.
- bring out of a state of inattention.
- archaic revoke or annul (an action or decision).
n.
/also
ˈriːkɔːl/
- the action or faculty of remembering.
- an act of officially recalling someone or something.
- N. Amer. the removal of an elected government official from office by voting.
Phrase
- beyond recall
in such a way that restoration is impossible.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: from re- + call, suggested by L. revocare or Fr. rappeler ‘call back’.