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Recite has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

recite in elocution

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"

5

specify individually

"She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"

"The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"

6

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

Example Sentences
"she recited a poem" verb
"The pupil recited his lesson for the day" verb
"recite a poem" verb
"retell a story" verb
"Tell what happened" verb
"The father told a story to his child" verb
"She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered" verb
"The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" verb
See Also
recit litany intone reciter daven hamotzi poetry slam forerecited
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
perform repeat re-create inform name
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
elocute perorate scan spell say rattle down count relate crack yarn rhapsodize list
Rhyming Words
ite hite kite qite wite lite bite fite mite vite yite site nite dite gite rite cite elite smite quite
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