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remember, recollect, recall, remind, reminisce mean to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind.
remember implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled.
recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered.
recall suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech.
remind suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity.
reminisce implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone.
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1621, in the meaning defined above
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“Remind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remind. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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