transitive verb recited -·cit′ed, reciting -·cit′·ing

1. 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
2. to tell in detail; give an account of; narrate; relate
3. to enumerate

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

intransitive verb

1. to repeat or say aloud something memorized
2. ☆ to recite a lesson or part of a lesson in a class