recall vs request

request vs recall

recall and request both are nouns.

recall and request both are verbs.

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

As nouns, request is a hypernym of recall; that is, request is a word with a broader meaning than recall:

recall: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
request: the verbal act of requesting

Other hypernyms of recall include asking.

recall (noun)	request (noun)
the act of removing an official by petition	the verbal act of requesting
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)	a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
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)	request (verb)
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection	express the need or desire for
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression	ask (a person) to do something
go back to something earlier	inquire for (information)
summon to return
cause to be returned
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
bring to mind

Difference between recall and request

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