recite

Meanings

Verb

• recite in elocution
• repeat aloud from memory
  • "she recited a poem"
  • "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
• render verbally,
  • "recite a poem"
• narrate or give a detailed account of
• specify individually
  • "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"
• To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
• To list or enumerate something.
• To deliver a recitation.
• Alternative spelling of re-cite (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography).

Synonyms

declaim, enumerate, go through, itemise, itemize, narrate, recount, retell, spout, tabulate, tell, tick off

Related Words

recit, recitation