Main Entry:

re·cite

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈsīt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

re·cit·ed; re·cit·ing

Etymology:

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

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1: to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly2 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 verb1: to repeat or read aloud something memorized or prepared2: to reply to a teacher's question on a lesson

— re·cit·er noun