recall vs regurgitation

regurgitation vs recall

recall and regurgitation both are nouns.

recall is a verb but regurgitation is not a verb.

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

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

recall: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
regurgitation: recall after rote memorization

Other hyponyms of recall include mind, reconstruction, reconstructive memory, reproduction, reproductive memory.

recall (noun)	regurgitation (noun)
the act of removing an official by petition	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)	recall after rote memorization
a call to return	backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
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)	regurgitation (verb)
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 regurgitation

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