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Definitions for Recite

[1] to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner: to recite a lesson.
[2] to repeat (a piece of poetry or prose) before an audience, as for entertainment.
[3] to give an account of: to recite one's adventures.
[4] to enumerate.
[5] to recite a lesson or part of a lesson for a teacher.
[6] to recite or repeat something from memory.
[7] to repeat (a poem, passage, etc) aloud from memory before an audience, teacher, etc
[8] (tr) to give a detailed account of
[9] (tr) to enumerate (examples, etc)

Words related to Recite

declaim, repeat, communicate, perform, chant, explain, rehearse, deliver, enumerate, mention, recount, reply, utter, interpret, speak, render, expatiate, relate, describe, recapitulate

Words nearby Recite

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Origin of Recite

1400–50; late Middle English reciten < Latin recitāre to read aloud, equivalent to re- re- + citāre to summon, cite1

Other words from Recite

re·cit·a·ble , adjective
re·cit·er , noun
pre·re·cite , verb (used with object), pre·re·cit·ed, pre·re·cit·ing.
un·re·cit·ed , adjective
well-re·cit·ed , adjective

Word origin for Recite

C15: from Latin recitāre to cite again, from re- + citāre to summon; see cite

Synonyms for Recite

chant, communicate, declaim, deliver, enumerate, explain, interpret, mention, perform, recount, reel off, rehearse, repeat, reply, speak, utter, address, answer, convey, delineate, describe, detail, discourse, dramatize, enact, enlarge, expatiate, impart, itemize, parrot, picture, portray, quote, recapitulate, relate, render, report, retell, soliloquize, state, tell, account for, give a report, give an account, give verbal account, hold forth