Remind vs Reminisce - What's the difference?
remind | reminisce |
To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
* 1849 , , Shirley , ch. 3:
* 1915 , , Victory: An Island Tale , "Author's Note":
To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.
To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories.
As verbs the difference between remind and reminisce
is that remind is to cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person) while reminisce is to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.remind
English
Verb
(en verb)- I am aware, reader, and you need not remind me, that it is a dreadful thing for a parson to be warlike.
- His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face.