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recite::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | narrate, recount, tell |
| Type of | inform |
| Has types | rhapsodize, yarn, crack, relate, rhapsodise |
| Derivation | recital |
Examples of recite
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Each student selected a poem of their choice to analyze and recite to the class.
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Many Muslims stay up late in the evening to recite the Koran, meditate and pray.
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The real Jindal has actually read the stimulus bill and can recite its contents.
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Thomas enjoys hearing other people recite some of the things she tries to teach.
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Under my benevolent dictatorship, they'd learn to recite Harry Potter in Gaelic.
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Many Detroiters say they can recite dozens of ways the city has been mismanaged.
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I raised my hand, and when Mr. Sanders called on me, I didn't recite the pledge.
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He can recite equine pedigrees and racing statistics, and who owned which horse.
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If confronted by the parish priest, Father Peter Maher, they recite the rosary.
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- Declaim: recite in elocution
- Repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
- Render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"
- Tell: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
- Enumerate: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"
- (recitation) written matter that is recited from memory
- (recitation) a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
- (recitation) course session: a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
- (recitation) exercise: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
