to bring back from memory; recollect; remember

Can you recall what she said?

to call back; summon to return

The army recalled many veterans.

to bring (one's thoughts, attention, etc.) back to matters previously considered

He recalled his mind from pleasant daydreams to the dull task at hand.

International Law . to summon back and withdraw the office from (a diplomat).

to revoke or withdraw

to recall a promise.

to revive.

an act of recalling.

recollection; remembrance.

the act or possibility of revoking something.

the removal or the right of removal of a public official from office by a vote of the people taken upon petition of a specified number of the qualified electors.

Also called callback. a summons by a manufacturer or other agency for the return of goods or a product already shipped to market or sold to consumers but discovered to be defective, contaminated, unsafe, or the like.

a signal made by a vessel to recall one of its boats.

a signal displayed to direct a racing yacht to sail across the starting line again.

noun

forgetfulness , restoration

verb

forget , restore

noun

anamnesis , memory , recollection , reminiscence , annulment , cancellation , nullification , recision , repeal , rescindment , rescission , retraction , revocation , withdrawal , remembrance , recantation

verb

arouse , awaken , bethink , bring to mind , call to mind , call up , cite , come to one , educe , elicit , evoke , extract , flash , flash on , look back , mind , nail it down , recollect , reestablish , reinstate , reintroduce , remind , reminisce , renew , retain , retrospect , revive , ring a bell , rouse , stir , strike a note , summon , think back , think of , waken , abjure , annul , call back , call in , cancel , countermand , discharge , dismantle , dismiss , disqualify , forswear , lift , nullify , palinode , recant , repeal , rescind , retract , reverse , revoke , suspend , take back , unsay , withdraw , think , memory , place , recognize , reconvene , remember , restore , retrace , retrieve