RECALL

n.

Pronunciation: ri- ' ko ̇ l

Function: transitive verb

Date: 15th century

1 : CANCEL , REVOKE

2 a : to call back <was recall ed to active duty> <a pitcher recall ed from the minors> b : to bring back to mind < recall ed seeing her somewhere before> c : to remind one of : RESEMBLE <a playwright who recall s the Elizabethan dramatists>

3 : RESTORE , REVIVE

synonyms see REMEMBER

– re · call · abil · i · ty \ - ˌ ko ̇ -l ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun

– re · call · able \ - ' ko ̇ -l ə -b ə l \ adjective

– re · call · er noun