Associations to the word «Recite»

Wiktionary

RECITE, verb. (transitive) To repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, often before an audience
RECITE, verb. (transitive) To list or enumerate something
RECITE, verb. (intransitive) To deliver a recitation

Dictionary definition

RECITE, verb. Recite in elocution.
RECITE, verb. Repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day".
RECITE, verb. Render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story".
RECITE, verb. Narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child".
RECITE, verb. Specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King