to call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador.-to revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree.-to call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember; as, to recall bygone days.-a calling back; a revocation.-a call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc.