Reiterate vs Recall - What's the difference?
reiterate | recall |
To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
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* Shakespeare
to say or do (something) repeatedly
* Milton
To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station etc.
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To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
To call back (a situation, event etc.) to one's mind; to remember, recollect.
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 10:
(intransitive) To call again, to call another time.
To request or order the return of (a faulty product).
The action or fact of calling someone or something back.
Memory; the ability to remember.
In , the fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search
a product recall (request of the return of a faulty product).
In transitive terms the difference between reiterate and recall
is that reiterate is to say or do (something) repeatedly while recall is to request or order the return of (a faulty product).As an adjective reiterate
is reiterated; repeated.As a noun recall is
the action or fact of calling someone or something back.reiterate
English
Verb
(reiterat)- Let me reiterate my opinion.
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- You never spoke what did become you less / Than this; which to reiterate were sin.
- That with reiterated crimes he might / Heap on himself damnation.
Usage notes
Although iterate'' and ''reiterate''''' are similar, ''iterate'' indicates that the action is performed for each of a set of items, while '''''reiterate indicates a more general repetition.Synonyms
* repeatrecall
English
(wikipedia recall)Verb
(en verb)- He was recalled to service after his retirement.
- She was recalled to London for the trial.
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- In fact, I hardly recall any occasion as a child when I was alone.