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Antonyms for re-collect


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ree-kuh-lekt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri kəˈlɛkt



Definition of re-collect

Origin :
  • "to collect or gather again," c.1600, from re- + collect (v.). Earlier simply "to collect" (1510s). Related: Re-collected; re-collecting.
  • 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 :
  • It required all the rest of the day to re-collect our party and to repair damages.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Carson » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Beaten and sullen, the god again retired to re-collect his strength.
  • Extract from : « The Underworld » by James C. Welsh
  • For cogo (collect) and cogito (re-collect) have the same relation to each other as ago and agito, facio and factito.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of Saint Augustine » by Saint Augustine
  • When his household cares obliged the ministrant to leave her room, Nydia began to re-collect her thoughts.
  • Extract from : « The Last Days of Pompeii » by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
  • The King lay for some moments silent, but evidently striving to re-collect his thoughts.
  • Extract from : « Harold, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Synonyms for re-collect

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