| v. t. | 1. | To repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory, or the like; to deliver from a written or printed document, or from recollection; to rehearse; |
| 2. | To tell over; to go over in particulars; to relate; to narrate; | |
| 3. | To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor. | |
| 4. | (Law) To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned. |
| n. | 1. | A recital. |
| Verb | 1. | recite - recite in elocution Synonyms: declaim |
| 2. | recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" | |
| 3. | recite - render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" Synonyms: retell | |
| 4. | recite - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" | |
| 5. | recite - specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" |