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See also: récite, récité, and recité

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Verb

recite (third-person singular simple present 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.
    • 2010 December 22, Allan Chernoff, “Overcoming the fear of flying”, in CNN‎:
      "I feel the seat. I feel the seat against my arm. I feel my hands," recites Edmonds, her eyes still closed.
    • 2019 February 19, Doug Criss, “Here’s why students don’t have to recite the Pledge of Allegiance”, in CNN‎:
      It’s recited in schools across the US every day by students standing stiffly with their hands over their hearts.
    • 2019 October 8, Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, “Everything you wanted to know about Yom Kippur”, in CNN‎:
      Services during Yom Kippur are held continuously through the day and include readings from the Torah and the reciting of prayers expressing regret or asking for forgiveness.
    • 2021 January 27, Wayne Sterling, “Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to recite poem before Super Bowl LV”, in CNN‎:
      Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate who gained national acclaim at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite an original poem before Super Bowl LV, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday.
  2. (transitive) To list or enumerate something.
  3. (intransitive) To deliver a recitation.
Synonyms
Translations
to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text

Etymology 2

From re- +‎ cite.

Pronunciation

Verb

recite (third-person singular simple present recites, present participle reciting, simple past and past participle recited)

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

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Italian

Noun

recite f

  1. plural of recita

Portuguese

Verb

recite

  1. inflection of recitar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

recite

  1. inflection of recitar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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