re•callrɪˈkɔl; rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7-13(v.; n.; v.t.)

1. to bring back from memory; recollect; remember.

2. to call or order back:

   to recall an ambassador.

   Category: Government

3. to bring (one's thoughts, attention, etc.) back to matters previously considered.

4. to revoke or withdraw:

   to recall a promise.

5. to revive.

6. (n.)an act of recalling.

7. recollection; remembrance.

8. the act or possibility of revoking something.

9. the removal or the right of removal of a public official from office by a vote of the people.

   Category: Government

10. a summons by a manufacturer for the return of a product, as from a consumer, because of a known defect or hazard in it.

    Category: Business

Origin of recall:

1575–85

re•call′a•ble(adj.)