Antonyms for re-collecting


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ree-kuh-lekt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri kəˈlɛkt


Definition of re-collecting

Origin :
  • "to collect or gather again," c.1600, from re- + collect (v.). Earlier simply "to collect" (1510s). Related: Re-collected; re-collecting.
  • As in remembering : noun recalling
  • As in memorize : verb remember
  • As in mind : verb remember
  • As in quote : verb repeat something spoken, written by another
  • As in recall : verb remember
  • As in recognize : verb identify
  • As in recollect : verb remember
  • As in remember : verb keep in mind; summon into mind
  • As in remind : verb awaken memories of something
  • As in reminisce : verb go over in one's memory
  • As in retain : verb hold on to physically or mentally
  • As in review : verb go over again
  • As in think : verb remember
  • As in call to mind : verb to recollect
  • As in recapture : verb regain
  • As in think back : verb recall
  • As in bethink : verb consider
  • As in retrace : verb repeat
  • As in compose : verb calm, bring under control
  • As in conjure up : verb bring to mind
Example sentences :
  • When a bulb is not of a sufficiently regular form, it may sometimes be re-made by re-collecting the glass, and re-blowing it.
  • Extract from : « The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame » by W. A. Shenstone

Synonyms for re-collecting

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