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recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;
"I can't remember saying any such thing"
"I can't think what her last name was"
"can you remember her phone number?"
"Do you remember that he once loved you?"
"call up memories"
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go back to something earlier;
"This harks back to a previous remark of his"
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call to mind;
"His words echoed John F. Kennedy"
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summon to return;
"The ambassador was recalled to his country"
"The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"
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cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression;
"She was recalled by a loud laugh"
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make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution;
"The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"
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cause to be returned;
"recall the defective auto tires"
"The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"