recite

To recite is to read something out loud, to tell in detail, or to repeat something you have memorized for an audience.

(verb)

When you say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in school from memory, this is an example of when you recite.
When you list the names of the states in alphabetical order, this is an example of when you recite the names of the states.

See recite in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb recited, reciting

to repeat or say aloud from or as from memory, esp. in a formal way; give a recitation on (a lesson) in class or of (a poem, speech, etc.) before an audience
to tell in detail; give an account of; narrate; relate
to enumerate

Origin: ME reciten < OFr reciter < L recitare: see re- & cite

intransitive verb

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See recite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·cit·ed, re·cit·ing, re·cites

verb, transitive

To repeat or utter aloud (something rehearsed or memorized), especially before an audience.
To relate in detail. See Synonyms at describe.
To list or enumerate.

verb, intransitive