Retrospect vs Recollect - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between retrospect and recollect

is that retrospect is consideration of past times while recollect is a member of a french reform branch of the order of friars minor, commonly known as the franciscans.

As a verb retrospect

is to look or refer back to; to reflect on.

retrospect

English

Noun

(en noun)

consideration of past times

* 1853 , , "Villette":

My mind, calmer and stronger now than last night, made for itself some imperious rules, prohibiting under deadly penalties all weak retrospect of happiness past; commanding a patient journeying through the wilderness of the present...

* 1976 , edition, ISBN 0820311286, page 298:

Whether, like Colin, in retrospect Willie Lee and Baptist would feel that what has vanished was greater than what was achieved, is not something we can predict.

Antonyms

* prospect

Derived terms

* in retrospect

Verb

(en verb)

To look or refer back to; to reflect on

* 1804: Alexander Hamilton, Letter to John Adams (Bartlett) - To give a correct idea of the circumstances.., it may be useful to retrospect to an early period.

recollect

English

Etymology 1

From

Verb

(en verb)

To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.

I remember the concert clearly, but I can't recollect why I was there.

Etymology 2

Verb

(en verb)

(obsolete) To collect (things) together again.

To compose oneself.

* Dryden

The Tyrian queen Admired his fortunes, more admired the man; then recollected stood.

* 1847 , Newton Mallory Curtis, The Patrol of the Mountain (page 52)

The Major suddenly recollected himself, and withdrew his hand, and at the same time, threw himself into a chair.

English heteronyms