recite synonyms

recite

v.

  1. To repeat formally

    declaim, address, read, render, quote, discourse, hold forth, enact, dramatize, deliver from memory, interpret, soliloquize, chant.

  2. To report on a lesson

    answer, give a report, explain, reel off, reply to questions, give a verbal account; see also discuss, report 2.

  3. To relate in detail

    report, narrate, relate, recount, expatiate, enumerate, enlarge on, describe, account for, give an account of, explain, impart, convey, quote, communicate, utter, state, tell, mention, retell, picture, delineate, portray; see also describe, narrate, tell 1.

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