ˌrekəˈlekt verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin recollectus, from past participle of recolligere to recall to mind, from Latin, to gather again
transitive verb
1.
a. : to recall the knowledge of : call to mind
recollected having seen her somewhere
b. : to recall something forgotten to (oneself)
recollected himself just in time and addressed her by name
2. : to cause (as oneself, one's mind) to be absorbed in thought, meditation, or contemplation
could not recollect herself in church
intransitive verb
: to call something to mind : remember something : have a recollection
Synonyms: see remember