Meaning & Definition of Recite in English
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Recite
/rəsaɪt/
verb
1. Recite in elocution
synonym:
- declaim,
- recite
2. Repeat aloud from memory
- "She recited a poem"
- "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
synonym:
- recite
3. Render verbally, "recite a poem"
- "Retell a story"
synonym:
- recite,
- retell
4. Narrate or give a detailed account of
- "Tell what happened"
- "The father told a story to his child"
synonym:
- tell,
- narrate,
- recount,
- recite
5. Specify individually
- "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"
- "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"
synonym:
- enumerate,
- recite,
- itemize,
- itemise
Examples of using
I have to -- oh God oh great -- remember such a string of numbers, great famous Archimedes, help the suffering, give him the power, let him recite by heart those famous, and yet for us irritating, ah, numbers of Ludolph!
I could recite the story by heart.