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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

The King lay for some moments silent, but evidently striving to re-collect his thoughts.

From Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

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

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

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

Kirkwood gasped and tried to re-collect his wits.

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph