reminisce

Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“remember”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/

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reminisce (third-person singular simple present reminisces, present participle reminiscing, simple past and past participle reminisced)

1. (intransitive) To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.
   • 2022, Vane, “Six Feet Under”‎^[1]:

     But in the blink of an eye, you kissed me goodbye
     And I reminisced of a better time

2. (intransitive) To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories.
3. (transitive, chiefly India) To remember fondly; to reminisce about.
   • 1994, Iris Dement, "Childhood Memories" (on the album My Life)

     And now when life begins to get the best of me
     I reminisce these childhood memories

   • 2006, Amitava Bhattacharya, Selected Novels of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, page 34:

     He reminisced the old Parvati who was now this Parvati.

   • 2012, Satish C. Bhatnagar, Epsilons and Deltas of Life: Everyday Stories, volume 1, page 16:

     She fondly reminisced the two years before marriage when Frank served in the US Army.

Commonly used with about, and less often with on, over and of.

• remember
• reminiscence
• reminiscent
• reminiscential

reminisce (plural reminisces)

1. (informal) An act of reminiscence.
   • 2017, Alastair Campbell, Diaries Volume 6: From Blair to Brown, 2005 – 2007:

     I met up with Alastair McQueen [former Mirror colleague] and we had a reminisce.

reminīsce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of reminīscō