recall

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recall Definition

• (n) a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
• (n) a call to return; "the recall of our ambassador"
• (n) a bugle call that signals troops to return
• (n) the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode"
• (n) the act of removing an official by petition
• (v) recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can''t remember saying any such thing"; "I can''t think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
• (v) go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
• (v) call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"
• (v) 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"
• (v) cause one''s (or someone else''s) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh"
• (v) make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"
• (v) cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"

recall Synonyms

• call back
• call in
• call up
• callback
• come back
• echo
• hark back
• recall
• recollect
• recollection
• remember
• reminiscence
• retrieve
• return
• think
• withdraw