01 v. t. To recover or recall the knowledge of; to bring back to the mind or memory; to remember.
imp. & p. p.
Recollected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Recollecting
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1.
To recover or recall the knowledge of; to bring back to the mind or memory; to remember.
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2.
Reflexively, to compose one's self; to recover self-command; as, to recollect one's self after a burst of anger; -- sometimes, formerly, in the perfect participle.“The Tyrian queen . . . Admired his fortunes, more admired the man; Then recollected stood.” — Dryden.