different between recal vs unsay

English

Noun

recal (plural recal)

1. Obsolete spelling of recall
2. Misspelling of recall.

Verb

recal (third-person singular simple present recal, present participle recalling, simple past and past participle recalled)

1. Obsolete spelling of recall
2. Misspelling of recall.

References

"Recal" (two definitions), The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language by John Ash (London: Dilly & Baldwin, 1775) (not paginated).

Anagrams

• 'clare, Carle, Clare, Clear, carle, clear, lacer

English

Etymology

From un- +? say.

Verb

unsay (third-person singular simple present unsays, present participle unsaying, simple past and past participle unsaid)

1. To withdraw, retract (something said).
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:

     And in the first place, you will be so good as to unsay that story about selling his head, which if true I take to be good evidence that this harpooneer is stark mad […]

2. To not have said (since this is physically impossible, usually in the subjunctive).

   I wish I could unsay that.

   There are some things I'd like to unsay... to my boss... right before he decided to fire me.

Synonyms

• (retract something said): retract, take back, unspeak; See also Thesaurus:recant

Anagrams

• anyus, yuans