remind
verb
to tell someone again about an event from the past or about a fact that they used to know
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To cause someone to remember
come to
if something comes to you, you think of it or remember it
bring back
to cause ideas, feelings, or memories to be in your mind again
flood back
if memories or feelings flood back, you suddenly remember them very clearly
jog someone’s memory
to make someone remember something
refresh someone’s memory
to make someone remember something
bring/call someone/something to mind
to remind you of someone or something
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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