To call back from a distance; summon or cause to return or to be returned; bring back by a call, summons, or demand: as, to recall an ambassador or a ship; we cannot recall our lost youth.To call back to mind or perception; renew the memory or experience of; bring again, as something formerly experienced.To revoke; take back, as something given or parted with; countermand; abrogate; cancel: as, to recall a decree or an order; to recall an edition of a book.Synonyms Recant, Abjure, etc. (see renounce); Repeal, Rescind, etc. (see abolish).n. A calling back; a summons to return; a demand for reappearance, as of a performer after he has left the stage (usually indicated by long-continued applause): as, the recall of an ambassador; the recall of an actor.n. A calling back to mind; the act of summoning up the memory of something; a bringing back from the past.n. Revocation; countermand; retraction; abrogation.n. A musical call played on a drum, bugle, or trumpet to summon back soldiers to the ranks or to camp.n. A signal-flag used to recall a boat to a ship.