recite

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Etymology 1

From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitare.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈsaɪt/

Verb

recite (recites, present participle reciting; simple past and past participle recited)

1. (transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.

   Janice is able to recite pi to 100 decimals.

2. (transitive) To list or enumerate something.
3. (intransitive) To deliver a recitation.

Synonyms

• (repeat aloud) declaim, go through, spout
• (list or enumerate something) tabulate; see also Thesaurus:tick off

Related terms

• recit
• recitation

Translations

• French: réciter
• German: vortragen; rezitieren; zu Gehör bringen; (poem also:) aufsagen; deklamieren
• Portuguese: recitar
• Russian: деклами́ровать
• Spanish: recitar, declamar

Translations

• Russian: перечисля́ть

Translations

• Russian: деклами́ровать

Etymology 2

From re- + cite.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɹiˈsaɪt/

Verb

recite (recites, present participle reciting; simple past and past participle recited)

1. Alternative spelling of re-cite (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography).

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