different between recurse vs recuse

English

Etymology

Back-formation from recursion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)s

Verb

recurse (third-person singular simple present recurses, present participle recursing, simple past and past participle recursed)

1. (intransitive, computing) To execute a procedure recursively.

   The algorithm then recurses on the children of the current tree node.

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• recures, rescuer, securer

Latin

Participle

recurse

1. vocative masculine singular of recursus

English

Etymology

From Middle English recusen, from Old French recuser, from Latin rec?s?, rec?s?re (“I refuse, decline; I object to; I protest”). The word ruse is possibly related to the aforementioned. See recusant. See more at cause, accuse, excuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???kju?z/

Verb

recuse (third-person singular simple present recuses, present participle recusing, simple past and past participle recused)

1. (transitive) To refuse or reject (a judge); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified from acting.

2. (intransitive, of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified from acting.

Usage notes

• The usage examples mention a judge, however this is not limiting. A prosecuting or defending official (police or legal) can also recuse themselves or be recused for conflict of interest, as can a member of a jury.

Derived terms

• unrecuse

Related terms

• recusal
• recusant
• recusancy

Translations

Anagrams

• Creuse, Rescue, cereus, ceruse, cursee, rescue, secuer, secure

Portuguese

Verb

recuse

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of recusar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of recusar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of recusar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of recusar

Spanish

Verb

recuse

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of recusar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of recusar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of recusar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of recusar.