—v. (-king) express sharp disapproval to (a person) for a fault; censure. —n. Rebuking or being rebuked. [anglo-french]

—v. - summon to return.

- recollect, remember.

- bring back to memory; serve as a reminder of.

- revoke or annul (an action or decision).

- revive, resuscitate.

- take back (a gift). —n. - summons to come back.

- act of remembering.

- ability to remember.

- possibility of recalling, esp. In the sense of revoking (beyond recall).

v. (also absol.) Withdraw and renounce (a former belief or statement) as erroneous or heretical. recantation n. [latin: related to *chant]

—v. (past and past part. Recast) 1 cast again (a play, net, votes, etc.).

- put into a new form; improve the arrangement of. —n. - recasting.

- recast form.

v. (-ding) 1 go or shrink back or further off.

- be left at an increasing distance by an observer's motion.

- slope backwards (a receding chin).

- decline in force or value. [latin recedere -cess-: related to *cede]

—adj. - not long past; that happened, began to exist, or existed, lately.

- not long established; lately begun; modern.

- (recent) geol. Of the most recent epoch of the quaternary period. —n. (recent) geol. This epoch. recently adv. [latin recens -ent-]

—n. - space set back in a wall.

- (often in pl.) Remote or secret place.

- temporary cessation from work, esp. Of parliament. —v. - make a recess in.

- place in a recess.

- us take a recess; adjourn. [latin recessus: related to *recede]

n. - statement of the ingredients and procedure required for preparing a cooked dish.

- (foll. By for) certain means to (an outcome) (recipe for disaster). [2nd sing. Imperative of latin recipio *receive]

v. (-ting) 1 repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory.

- give a recitation.

- enumerate. [latin recito read out]

v. - (often foll. By that) be of the considered opinion; think.

- consider or regard (reckoned to be the best).

- count or compute by calculation.

- (foll. By in) count in or include in computation.

- make calculations; add up an account or sum.

- (foll. By on) rely on, count on, or base plans on.

- (foll. By with or without) take (or fail to take) into account. [old english]