Definitions for recite

Overview of verb recite

The verb recite has 5 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (2) declaim, recite

(recite in elocution)

2. (2) recite

(repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day")

3. recite, retell

(render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story")

4. tell, narrate, recount, recite

(narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child")

5. enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise

(specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug")