recollected; recollecting; recollects
Definition of recollect
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to bring back to the level of conscious awareness : remember
trying to recollect the name
2
: to remind (oneself) of something temporarily forgotten
: to call something to mind
re-collect
verb (2)
re-collected; re-collecting; re-collects
Definition of re-collect (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of recollect was in 1559
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