retire vs recall

recall vs retire

retire is not a noun while recall is a noun.

retire and recall both are verbs.

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

As verbs, recall is a hypernym of retire; that is, recall is a word with a broader meaning than retire:

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

retire (noun)	recall (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)

retire (verb)	recall (verb)
prepare for sleep	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
cause to get out	cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
cause to be out on a fielding play	go back to something earlier
lose interest	summon to return
pull back or move away or backward	cause to be returned
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)	make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
break from a meeting or gathering	bring to mind
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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