Main Entry: rec·ol·lect

Pronunciation: \ˌre-kə-ˈlekt\

Function: verb

Etymology: Medieval Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere, from Latin, to gather again

Date: 1559

transitive verb 1 : to bring back to the level of conscious awareness : remember <trying to recollect the name>
2 : to remind (oneself) of something temporarily forgottenintransitive verb : to call something to mind

synonyms see remember