Definitions for recite
rɪˈsaɪtre·cite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. declaim, reciteverb

   recite in elocution

2. reciteverb

   repeat aloud from memory

   "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"

3. recite, retellverb

   render verbally, "recite a poem"

   "retell a story"

4. tell, narrate, recount, reciteverb

   narrate or give a detailed account of

   "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

5. enumerate, recite, itemize, itemiseverb

   specify individually

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. reciteverb

   To repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, often before an audience

2. reciteverb

   To list or enumerate something

3. reciteverb

   To deliver a recitation

4. Etymology: From recitare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recitenoun

   Recital. Not in use.

   Etymology: recit, Fr. from the verb.

   This added to all former recites or observations of long-liv’d races, makes it easy to conclude, that health and long life are the blessings of the poor as well as rich. William Temple.

2. To RECITEverb

   To rehearse; to repeat; to enumerate; to tell over.

   Etymology: recito, Lat. reciter, Fr.

   While Telephus’s youthful charms,
   His rosy neck, and winding arms,
   With endless rapture you recite,
   And in the tender name delight. Addison.

   The thoughts of gods let Granville’s verse recite,
   And bring the scenes of op’ning fate to light. Alexander Pope.

   If we will recite nine hours in ten,
   You lose your patience. Alexander Pope, Epistles of Horace.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recite

   A recitation in a general sense is the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse or other writing before an audience.Public recitation is the act of reciting a work of writing before an audience.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reciteverb

   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. Reciteverb

   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. Reciteverb

   to rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor

4. Reciteverb

   to state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5

5. Reciteverb

   to repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned

6. Recitenoun

   a recital

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recite

   rē-sīt′, v.t. to read aloud from paper, or repeat from memory: to narrate: to give the particulars of.—v.i. to rehearse in public.—ns. Recī′tal, act of reciting: rehearsal: that which is recited: a narration: a vocal or instrumental performance, as a piano recital: (law) that part of a deed which recites the circumstances; Recitation (res-i-tā′shun), act of reciting: a public reading: rehearsal; Recitā′tionist, a public reciter; Recitative (-tēv′), (mus.) a style of song resembling declamation, a kind of union of song and speech.—adj. in the style of recitative.—adv. Recitative′ly, in the manner of recitative.—ns. Recitati′vo (mus.), recitative; Recit′er; Recit′ing-note, a note in chanting on which several syllables are sung. [Fr. réciter—L. recitāre—L. re-, again, citāre, -ātum, to call.]

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1. • Inform
   • Name
   • Perform
   • Repeat

Anagrams for recite »

1. tierce

2. certie

3. cerite

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recite in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of recite in a Sentence

1. Principal Sassano:

   We teach the children to be respectful, so if they choose not to recite the pledge, they stand quietly. Nothing is forced on the child.

2. Thom Tillis:

   It reminds of the shopping channel, the hits of the '80s, you hear it again and again and again and again, i can almost recite the testimony.

3. Clifford Villanueva Villalon:

   Do what is right. Uphold what is right. Recite your prayer every night. Handle everything with care. Acknowledge everybody's help. Make good memories of yourself to everybody.

4. Frank DeAngelis:

   When I wake up in bed each morning, that's the first thing I do is recite the names. Then I go into my office and pray, they have been with me since that day and they'll continue to be with me for the rest of my life in the Columbine community.

5. Hiram Sasser:

   So if they choose not to recite the pledge, they stand quietly. Nothing is forced on the child. kids can not be required to say it, but leading in the recitation of it is as constitutional as the national motto In God We Trust.

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