Definition of RECOLLECT

recollect

Verb

  • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
  • To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.
  • To collect (things) together again.
  • To compose oneself.

Examples

  • I remember the concert clearly, but I can't recollect why I had decided to go there.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin recollectus (“remembered, composed”), from Latin recolligo (“gather again, recover”).

Synonyms

call back, call up, recall, remember, retrieve, think

Antonyms

forget

Scrabble Score: 13

recollect: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
recollect: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
recollect: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

recollect: valid Words With Friends Word