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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RECI'TE, v.t. [L. recito; re and cito, to call or name.]
1. To rehearse; to repeat the words of another or of a writing; as, to recite the words of an author or of a deed or covenant.
2. In writing, to copy; as, the words of a deed are recited in the pleading.
3. To tell over; to relate; to narrate; as to recite past events; to recite the particulars of a voyage.
4. To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor.
5. To enumerate.
RECI'TE, v.i. To rehearse a lesson. The class will recite at eleven o'clock.
RECITE. for recital. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: recite in elocution [syn: declaim, recite]
2: repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
3: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn: recite, retell]
4: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: tell, narrate, recount, recite]
5: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" [syn: enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise]

Merriam Webster's

verb (recited; reciting) 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 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 • reciter noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 tr. repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory, esp. before an audience. 2 intr. give a recitation. 3 tr. mention in order; enumerate. Derivatives: reciter n. Etymology: ME f. OF reciter or L recitare (as RE-, CITE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Recite Re*cite", v. i. To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Recite Re*cite", n. A recital. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Recite Re*cite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recited; p. pr. & vb. n. Reciting.] [F. r['e]citer, fr. L. recitare, recitatum; pref. re- re- + citare to call or name, to cite. See Cite.] 1. To repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory, or the like; to deliver from a written or printed document, or from recollection; to rehearse; as, to recite the words of an author, or of a deed or covenant. 2. To tell over; to go over in particulars; to relate; to narrate; as, to recite past events; to recite the particulars of a voyage. 3. To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor. 4. (Law) To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5. Syn: To rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe; recapitulate; detail; number; count.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(recites, reciting, recited) 1. When someone recites a poem or other piece of writing, they say it aloud after they have learned it. They recited poetry to one another. VERB: V n 2. If you recite something such as a list, you say it aloud. All he could do was recite a list of Government failings... VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Repeat, rehearse, say by heart, repeat by note. 2. Narrate, relate, tell, describe, recount. 3. Enumerate, tell over, recapitulate, detail, number, count.

Moby Thesaurus

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