remember

"remember oneself,"

to recover one's good manners after a lapse; stop behaving badly.

Origin:

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorārī, equivalent to re-re- + Latin memor “mindful” (see memory) + -ārī infinitive suffix. British dictionary: C14: from Old French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorārī to recall to mind, from Latin re- + memor mindful; see memory. —Dictionary.com. //

First Known Use of remember: 14th century. History and Etymology for remember: Middle English remembren, from Anglo-French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorari, from Latin re- + Late Latin memorari to be mindful of, from Latin memor mindful — more at memory. —Merriam-Webster.

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Updated: 5 August 2020 {5:33 PM}