| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The power of retaining and recalling past experience: memory, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence. See REMEMBER. 2. The act of reversing or annulling: repeal, rescission, reversal, revocation. See CONTINUE, LAW. | | VERB: | 1. To take back or remove: lift, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke. See CONTINUE, LAW, MAKE. 2. To renew an image or thought in the mind: bethink, mind, recollect, remember, reminisce, retain, revive, think. Idioms: bring to mind. See REMEMBER. 3. To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally: abjure, recant, retract, take back, withdraw. See ACCEPT.
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