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re-collect

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. re-collect (verb)
  2. recollect (verb)

re–col·lect

verb \ˌrē-kə-ˈlekt\

Definition of RE-COLLECT

transitive verb
: to collect again; especially : rally, recover
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Origin of RE-COLLECT

partly from Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere, from re- + colligere to collect; partly from re- + collect
First Known Use: 1604

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