recall vs recollect

recollect vs recall

recall is a noun but recollect is not a noun.

recall and recollect both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recall	Yes	No	Yes	No
recollect	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recall and recollect are synonyms defined as:

recall and recollect: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

Other synonyms of recall include call back, call up, remember, retrieve, think.

recall (noun)	recollect (noun)
the act of removing an official by petition
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
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)

recall (verb)	recollect (verb)
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
go back to something earlier
summon to return
cause to be returned
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
bring to mind

Difference between recall and recollect

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