recall vs refer

refer vs recall

recall is a noun but refer is not a noun.

recall and refer both are verbs.

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

As verbs, refer is a hypernym of recall; that is, refer is a word with a broader meaning than recall:

recall: go back to something earlier
refer: have as a meaning

Other hypernyms of recall include denote.

recall (noun)	refer (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)	refer (verb)
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection	think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression	have as a meaning
go back to something earlier	make reference to
summon to return	use a name to designate
cause to be returned	seek information from
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution	send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
bring to mind	be relevant to

Difference between recall and refer

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