recite.
To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
Meaning & usage
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.
To list or enumerate something.
To deliver a recitation.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō.
Alternative spelling of re-cite (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cite English recite From re- + cite.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.