Definition of Recall

Verb: recall ri'kol

Have and bring to mind a memory of something; bring back knowledge from memory
"I can't recall saying any such thing";
- remember, retrieve, call back, call up, recollect, think
Go back to something earlier
- hark back, return, come back
Call to mind
"His words recalled John F. Kennedy";
- echo
Summon to return
"The ambassador was recalled to his country";
- call back
Cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
"She was recalled by a loud laugh"
Make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
"The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"
Cause to be returned
"recall the defective auto tires";
- call in, call back, withdraw

Noun: recall ri'kol

A request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
- callback
A call to return
"the recall of our ambassador"
A bugle call that signals troops to return
The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
"he has total recall of the episode";
- recollection, reminiscence
The act of removing an official by petition

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