—v.tr.
1 summon to return from a place or from a different occupation, inattention, a digression, etc.
2 recollect, remember.
3 bring back to memory; serve as a reminder of.
4 revoke or annul (an action or decision).
5 cancel or suspend the appointment of (an official sent overseas etc.).
6 revive, resuscitate.
7 take back (a gift).
—n. also 1 the act or an instance of recalling, esp. a summons to come back.
2 the act of remembering.
3 the ability to remember.
4 the possibility of recalling, esp. in the sense of revoking (beyond recall).
5 US removal of an elected official from office.
Derivatives:
recallable adj.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.