recur vs utilize

recur and utilize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recur	No	No	Yes	No
utilize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, utilize is a hypernym of recur; that is, utilize is a word with a broader meaning than recur:

recur: have recourse to
utilize: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Other hypernyms of recur include apply, employ, use, utilise.

recur (verb)	utilize (verb)
happen or occur again	convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
return in thought or speech to something	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
have recourse to