- 1. v. t. 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. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To tell over; to go over in particulars; to relate; to narrate; as, to recite past events; to recite the particulars of a voyage. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5. Source: opted
- 5. v. i. To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned. Source: opted
- 6. n. A recital. Source: opted
- 7. v. recite in elocution Source: wordnet
- 8. v. repeat aloud from memory Source: wordnet
- 9. v. render verbally Source: wordnet
- 10. v. narrate or give a detailed account of Source: wordnet
- 11. v. specify individually Source: wordnet
- 12. 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. To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned. A recital. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple. Source: webster
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