|rē+ verb
Etymology: partly from Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere to gather again, from re- + colligere to collect; partly from re- + collect — more at collect
transitive verb
1.
a. : to gather together again
re-collecting the frightened chicks
b. : to get back again : recover
re-collected his courage
c. : to pull (oneself) together : recover control over (oneself) : compose
was briefly flurried but then re-collected herself
2. obsolete : recall
can also re-collect you from … desperation — John Donne
intransitive verb
: reassemble
found the people gradually re-collecting in the town square