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[ ri-sahyt ] SHOW IPA
/ rɪˈsaɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), re·cit·ed, re·cit·ing. to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner: to recite a lesson.
to repeat (a piece of poetry or prose) before an audience, as for entertainment.
to give an account of: to recite one's adventures.
to enumerate.
verb (used without object), re·cit·ed, re·cit·ing. to recite a lesson or part of a lesson for a teacher.
to recite or repeat something from memory.
Origin of recite First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English reciten, from Latin recitāre “to read aloud,” equivalent to re- + citāre “to summon”; see origin at re-, cite1
SYNONYMS FOR recite 3 narrate, describe.
4 count, number, detail.
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synonym study for recite 3 . See relate.
OTHER WORDS FROM recite re·cit·a·ble, adjective re·cit·er, noun pre·re·cite, verb (used with object), pre·re·cit·ed, pre·re·cit·ing. un·re·cit·ed, adjective
well-re·cit·ed, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for recite There is nothing we can do to stop gun violence, they recite d; guns don't kill people, people do.
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In fact, we met him at the Holocaust Memorial in Drancy, where he recite d the opening verses of the Qur'an.
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Swinton did alternating poses as she recite d the fashion pantheon: Paul Poiret.
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Sher recite d the first kalima in sterling Arabic and the crowd dispersed.
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Gordon recite d a litany of threats to Israel from Egypt, Hamas, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Syria, and especially Iran.
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After this some prayers are recite d, and a sacrifice is offered.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
And the guest took the cup of wine from my father's hand, and recite d a Kiddush.
Laddie, aged eleven, do you remember how you studied and recite d "King Henry of Navarre" every poetry hour for a year?
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At noon, the assembly having convened, four pundits came out successively and recite d Sanskrit texts.
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Amy recite d the "descriptions" within whose boundaries lay the bulk of the claims.
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British Dictionary definitions for recite verb to repeat (a poem, passage, etc) aloud from memory before an audience, teacher, etc
(tr) to give a detailed account of
(tr) to enumerate (examples, etc)
Derived forms of recite recitable , adjective reciter , noun Word Origin for recite C15: from Latin recitāre to cite again, from re- + citāre to summon; see cite
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Words related to recite declaim, repeat, communicate, perform, chant, explain, rehearse, deliver, enumerate, mention, recount, reply, utter, interpret, speak, reel off, render, expatiate, relate, describe