recall vs refresh

refresh vs recall

recall is a noun but refresh is not a noun.

recall and refresh both are verbs.

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

As verbs, refresh is a hyponym of recall; that is, refresh is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recall:

recall: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
refresh: refresh one's memory

Other hyponyms of recall include know, recognise, recognize, brush up, review.

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

Difference between recall and refresh

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