Recur vs. Recurse
Recur and Recurse Definitions
Recur
To happen or occur again or repeatedly
The pain recurred after eating.
Recurse
To execute a procedure recursively.
The algorithm then recurses on the children of the current tree node.
Recur
To return to one's attention or memory
The thought recurred to her late at night.
Recur
To return in thought or discourse
He recurred to the subject right after dinner.
Recur
(Archaic) To have recourse; resort
"When ... direct taxes are not necessary, they will not be recurred to" (James Madison).
Recur
(intransitive) To happen again.
The theme of the prodigal son recurs later in the third act.
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Recur
To come to the mind again.
Recur
(dated) To speak, write or think about something again; to return or go back (to a subject).
Recur
(obsolete) To go back to using or doing something.
Recur
(obsolete) To have recourse (to someone or something) for assistance, support etc.; to turn or appeal to (someone or something).
Recur
(obsolete) To go to a location again; to return (to a place).
Recur
To recurse.
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Recur
To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind.
When any word has been used to signify an idea, the old idea will recur in the mind when the word is heard.
Recur
To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night.
Recur
To resort; to have recourse; to go for help.
If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they recur to the "punctum stans" of the schools, they will thereby very little help us to a more positive idea of infinite duration.
Recur
Happen or occur again;
This is a recurring story
Recur
Return in thought or speech to something
Recur
Have recourse to;
The government resorted to rationing meat
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