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

It required all the rest of the day to re-collect our party and to repair damages.

From Christopher Carson by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

"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

The Indians, however, made no complaint; but as we gained a height above them, we saw them exerting themselves to re-collect their scattered cavalcade.

From On the Banks of the Amazon by Groome, William H. C.

Kirkwood gasped and tried to re-collect his wits.

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph

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