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--n. 4 memory, recollection, remembering, remembrance: He had
a loving and near-photographic recall of their holiday in the
Alps. 5 withdrawal, recantation, cancellation, revocation,
annulment, nullification, recision, rescission, retraction,
repeal, disavowal, denial: The decision was made without any
possibility of recall. 6 withdrawal, retraction, return: The
manufacturer's recall of the shipment of defective toasters was
voluntary.
recant v. recall, forswear, deny, rescind, repudiate, disavow,
disclaim, withdraw, revoke, retract, forsake, abandon,
apostasize, renounce, abjure, take back: He was given three
days to recant: otherwise, he would be executed for heresy.
recapitulate
v. summarize, sum up; repeat, go over (again), reiterate,
restate, review; recount, enumerate, recite, relate, list,
Colloq recap: I shall begin by recapitulating some of the
issues which I covered in my last lecture.
recede v. 1 ebb, subside, fall or go or move back, abate, return,
withdraw, retreat, back up: As the flood waters receded, people
began to go back to their homes. 2 diminish, lessen, decline,
dwindle, shrink, wane, fade, become more distant or less likely:
The likelihood of our being rescued receded with each passing
day.
receipt n. 1 sales receipt, register receipt, sales slip, ticket, stub,
counterfoil, proof of purchase, voucher: Any request for a
return or exchange must be accompanied by a receipt. 2 delivery,
acceptance, reception, arrival: He has acknowledged receipt of
the merchandise. 3 receipts. income, proceeds, gate, takings,
gains, return, Colloq take: The receipts from ticket sales were
below expectations.
receive v. 1 get, obtain, come by, collect, take (into one's
possession), accept, be given, acquire, come into, inherit,
gain, profit, make: She received a large sum of money from the
sale of the house. What will he receive when his aunt dies? 2
earn, be paid, make, draw, gross, net, clear, pocket, Colloq
take home, walk off or away with, US pull down: He receives a
bigger weekly salary than I make in a year. 3 greet, meet,
welcome; show in, give entr‚e, let in, admit: We received our