Antonyms for recollect


Grammar : Verb
Spell : rek-uh-lekt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛk əˈlɛkt


Definition of recollect

Origin :
  • "remember, recover knowledge of," 1550s, from Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere, literally "to collect again," from re- "again" (see re-) + colligere "gather" (see collect). Related: Recollected; recollecting. The pronunciation is based on recollection.
  • verb remember
Example sentences :
  • We should recollect also that the season of peace is best adapted to these preparations.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Do you not recollect that only two months ago you scolded me, and ridiculed my plans?
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • But if you recollect, dear mother, the very next day I confessed the truth to you.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Our whole passage was stormy, and lasted seventy days, as near as I can recollect.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Damme, why did not you come to dine with us that day, now I recollect it?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • But it was all so confused, I can recollect only some parts of it.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I recollect—he has spoken to me of the Mortons, but vaguely—I forget what.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Come, Caroline, recollect all the benefit must not lie on one side.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • For some moments he had been listening intently, trying to recollect something.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • She felt a great longing that Father Antoine should recollect her.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

Synonyms for recollect

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