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Recall

Re-cāll', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. RECALLED; p. pr. & vb. n. RECALLING.] [Pref. re and call.] [Also recal.]

  1. To call back; to take back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops. “If Henry were recalled to life again.” Shak.
  2. To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to recant; as, to recall words, or a decree.
  3. To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember; as, to recall what has been forgotten.

Re-cāll', n.

noun

n. A calling back; revocation. 'Tis done; and since 'tis done, 'tis past recall. Dryden.