recite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitare.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
recite (third-person singular simple present recites, present participle reciting, simple past and past participle recited)
- (transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
- Janice is able to recite pi to 100 decimals.
- (transitive) To list or enumerate something.
- (intransitive) To deliver a recitation.
Synonyms[edit]
- (repeat aloud): declaim, go through, spout
- (list or enumerate something): tabulate; see also Thesaurus:tick off
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to recite — see say
to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text
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to list or enumerate something
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to deliver a recitation
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Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
recite f
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
recite
- inflection of recitar:
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
recite
- inflection of recitar:
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