recall (
http://definr.com/recall)
n 1: the process of remembering (especially the process of
recovering information by mental effort) [syn:
recollection,
reminiscence]
2: the act of removing an official by petition
v 1: 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" [syn:
remember,
retrieve,
call back, {call
up},
recollect,
remind,
think] [ant:
forget]
2: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a
previous remark of his" [syn:
hark back,
return, {come
back}]
3: call to mind: "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" [syn:
echo]
4: summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his
country"
5: cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to
return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by
a loud laugh"
6: make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The
company recalled the product when it was found to be
faulty" [ant:
issue]
7: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; The
manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn:
call in,
call back,
withdraw]