recall vs retire

retire vs recall

recall is a noun but retire is not a noun.

recall and retire both are verbs.

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

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

recall: make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
retire: withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

recall (noun)	retire (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)	retire (verb)
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection	prepare for sleep
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression	cause to get out
go back to something earlier	cause to be out on a fielding play
summon to return	lose interest
cause to be returned	pull back or move away or backward
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution	dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
bring to mind	break from a meeting or gathering
	go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
	withdraw from active participation
	make (someone) retire
	withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

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