Definitions

re-collect

[ree-kuh-lekt] / ˌri kəˈlɛkt /

VERB

compose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange collect contain

STRONG

adjust allay appease assuage becalm check comfort console control cool ease lessen lull mitigate moderate modulate pacify placate quell quiet reconcile regulate rein relax repress resolve restrain settle slacken smother soften solace soothe still suppress temper tranquilize

WEAK

balm ease up hold in let up simmer down tune down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disperse scatter

STRONG

aggravate agitate allow annoy confuse disorganize distress disturb excite free hurt incite increase intensify irritate let go liberate move permit provoke release trouble upset vex worry worsen

WEAK

anger arouse destroy disarrange ruin

Example Sentences

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And why didn’t the refs call a foul when Bryce Brown grabbed Jerome’s jersey as Jerome was trying to re-collect the ball just before he double-dribbled?

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2019

Of course, since they had been worn by his mother, he would spare no expense or effort to trace and re-collect them, for that dim sainted memory's sake.

From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph

"I dare say," said my lord, "you are very sorry you did not re-collect it."

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829 by Various

Wise, perhaps, in my generation, I stole away on hearing the General instructed to re-collect the troops, and got into the back quarters of the town.

From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

The Goths will have plenty of time to re-collect their forces.

From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Dahn, Felix

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