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verb re·cite \ri-ˈsÄ«t\

: to read (something) out loud or say (something) from memory usually for an audience

: to say or describe (a series or list of things)

re·cit·edre·cit·ing

Full Definition of RECITE

transitive verb

1

:  to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly

2

a :  to relate in full <recites dull anecdotes>

b :  to give a recital of :  detail <recited a catalog of offenses>

3

:  to repeat or answer questions about (a lesson)

intransitive verb

1

:  to repeat or read aloud something memorized or prepared

2

:  to reply to a teacher's question on a lesson

— re·cit·er noun

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Examples of RECITE

1. He recited the poem with great feeling.
2. He began to recite from the Koran.
3. He can easily recite all the facts about any player on the team.

Origin of RECITE

Middle English, to relate, state, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reciter, from Latin recitare to recite, from re- + citare to summon — more at cite

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to RECITE

Synonyms

chart, chronicle, describe, narrate, tell, recount, rehearse, relate, report

Related Words

deliver, give, reel off, state, utter, voice; detail, enumerate, itemize, particularize; bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal; delineate, depict, express, render, sketch

Near Antonyms

read

Rhymes with RECITE

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