RECALL', verb transitive [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', noun 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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