iterate vs recur

iterate and recur both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
iterate	No	No	Yes	No
recur	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recur is a hypernym of iterate; that is, recur is a word with a broader meaning than iterate:

Other hypernyms of iterate include repeat.

iterate (verb)	recur (verb)
run or be performed again	happen or occur again
to say, state, or perform again	return in thought or speech to something
	have recourse to