Etymology

remind

re·mind
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Today it means: To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). Full definition →

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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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