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concentrate vs recall

recall vs concentrate

concentrate and recall both are nouns.

concentrate and recall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
concentrate Yes No Yes No
recall Yes No Yes No
As verbs, recall is a hyponym of concentrate; that is, recall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than concentrate:
  • concentrate: direct one's attention on something
  • recall: cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
Other hyponyms of concentrate include absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep, think, zoom in, hear, listen, take heed.
concentrate (noun) recall (noun)
a concentrated example of something the act of removing an official by petition
a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore a call to return
a bugle call that signals troops to return
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
concentrate (verb) recall (verb)
cook until very little liquid is left recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
make denser, stronger, or purer cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
make central go back to something earlier
be cooked until very little liquid is left summon to return
make more concise cause to be returned
compress or concentrate make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
direct one's attention on something bring to mind
draw together or meet in one common center
Difference between concentrate and recall

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