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Webster 1913 Edition

Recall

Re-call′

(rē̍-ka̤l′)
,
Verb.
T.
1.
To call back; to summon to return;
as, to
recall
troops; to
recall
an ambassador.
2.
To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw;
as, to
recall
words, or a decree
.
Passed sentence may not be
recall’d
.
Shakespeare
3.
To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember;
as, to
recall
bygone days
.

Re-call′

,
Noun.
1.
A calling back; a revocation.
'T is done, and since 't is done, 't is past
recall
.
Dryden.
2.
(Mil.)
A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc.
Wilhelm.

Webster 1828 Edition

Recall

RECALL'

,
Verb.
T.
[re and call.]
1.
To call back; to take back; as, to recall words or declarations.
2.
To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; as, to recall a decree.
3.
To call back; to revive in memory; as, to recall to mind what has been forgotten.
4.
To call back from a place or mission; as, to recall a minister from a foreign court; to recall troops from India.

RECALL'

, n.
1.
A calling back; revocation.
2.
The power of calling back or revoking.
'Tis done, and since 'tis done, 'tis past recall.

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