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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“At the worst case, we would send someone out to re-collect that data.”

From Washington Times

“At worst case, we would send someone out to re-collect that data,” he said.

From Washington Post

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

You just have to just be calm and re-collect your focus, which is very difficult to do.

From BBC

“You get a chance to re-collect yourself and put what’s happened behind us and know that we can totally change things around this second half of the season,” tight end Dante Rosario said.

From Chicago Tribune

re-collect

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