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remind

re·mind

UK/ɹəˈmaɪnd/ US/ɹɪˈmaɪnd/ common

verb

1.

put in the mind of someone

  • “Remind me to call Mother”
2.

assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

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Origin

From mid 17th century, equivalent to re- + mind (“to remember”). Probably suggested by obsolete rememorate with the same sense. Displaced Old English myndgian.

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