Recite Definition

rĭ-sīt
recited, recites, reciting
verb
recited, recites, 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.
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To repeat or say aloud something memorized.
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To tell in detail; give an account of; narrate; relate.
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To enumerate.
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To recite a lesson or part of a lesson in a class.
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Origin of Recite

  • Middle English reciten from Old French reciter from Latin recitāre to read out re- re- citāre to quote cite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin recitare.

    From Wiktionary

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