Recall

v. t.	1.	To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador. If Henry were recalled to life again. - Shak.
	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. - Shak.
	3.	To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember; as, to recall bygone days.
n.	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.
	3.	(Political Science) The right or procedure by which a public official, commonly a legislative or executive official, may be removed from office, before the end of his term of office, by a vote of the people to be taken on the filing of a petition signed by a required number or percentage of qualified voters.

Noun	1.	recall - a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) Synonyms: callback
	2.	recall - a call to return; "the recall of our ambassador"
	3.	recall - a bugle call that signals troops to return
	4.	recall - the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode" Synonyms: recollection, reminiscence
	5.	recall - the act of removing an official by petition
Verb	1.	recall - 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" Synonyms: recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think
	2.	recall - go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" Synonyms: hark back, come back, return
	3.	recall - call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" Synonyms: echo
	4.	recall - 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" Synonyms: call back
	5.	recall - 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.	recall - make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty" Antonyms: issue, supply - circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"
	7.	recall - cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" Synonyms: call back, withdraw, call in

TO RECALL, international law. To deprive a minister of his functions; to supersede him.

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