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remind

/ɹəˈmaɪnd/ verb

In Latin: commoneō, moneō, remoneō Wiktionary

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  1. To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

noun

  1. An act of reminding; a reminder.

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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