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re⋅cite
[ri-sahyt]
verb, -cit⋅ed, -cit⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to repeat the words of, as from memory, esp. in a formal manner: to recite a lesson. |
| 2. | to repeat (a piece of poetry or prose) before an audience, as for entertainment. |
| 3. | to give an account of: to recite one's adventures. |
| 4. | to enumerate. |
| 5. | to recite a lesson or part of a lesson for a teacher. |
| 6. | to recite or repeat something from memory. |
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Language Translation for : Recite
| Spanish: | recitar, | German: | aufsagen, | Japanese: | 朗唱する |
| re·cite
(rĭ-sīt') Pronunciation Key
v. re·cit·ed, re·cit·ing, re·cites v. tr.
[Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitāre, to read out : re-, re- + citāre, to quote; see cite.] re·cit'er n. |
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recite
1430, from L. recitare "read aloud, repeat from memory," from re- "back, again" + citare "to summon" (see cite). Recital is first attested 1512 as a legal term for "formal statement of relevant facts;" musical performance sense is from 1811. Recitation "act of rehearsing" is recorded from 1484; meaning "repetition of a prepared lesson" is first recorded 1770, Amer.Eng.
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| recite | |
verb | |
| 1. | recite in elocution [syn: declaim] |
| 2. | repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" |
| 3. | render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" |
| 4. | narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: tell] |
| 5. | specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" [syn: enumerate] |
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Recite
Re*cite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recited; p. pr. & vb. n. Reciting.] [F. r['e]citer, fr. L. recitare, recitatum; pref. re- re- + citare to call or name, to cite. See Cite.]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; as, to recite the words of an author, or of a deed or covenant. 2. To tell over; to go over in particulars; to relate; to narrate; as, to recite past events; to recite the particulars of a voyage. 3. To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor. 4. (Law) To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5. Syn: To rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe; recapitulate; detail; number; count.
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Recite
Re*cite"\, v. i. To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned.
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Recite
Re*cite"\, n. A recital. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
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