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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

But how shall I describe her arts To re-collect the scatter'd parts?

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 by Browning, William Ernst

No, my Lord, I take the shortest way In writing what my thoughts can re-collect.

From The Fatal Jealousie (1673) by Thorp, Willard

After this brief and brilliant excursion she had put back to Charleston to dispose of her prizes, re-collect her prize crews, and land her prisoners.

From For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

The greatest men have known a period of prostration in calamity: it was enough for honour that they should rally and re-collect their forces.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by Chadwick, G. A.