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recite

verb

1 recite

Recite in elocution.

synonym: declaim.

Roget 582: speak of; say, utter, pronounce, deliver, give utterance to; utter forth, pour forth; breathe, let fall, come out with; rap out, blurt out have on one's lips; have at the end of one's tongue, ... show more

Dutch: declameren

2 recite

Repeat aloud from memory.

Dutch: reciteren

3 recite

Render verbally:
— Recite a poem.

synonym: retell.

4 recite

Narrate or give a detailed account of.

synonyms: narrate, recount, tell.

Roget 85: number, count, tally, tell; call over, run over; take an account of, enumerate, muster, poll, recite, recapitulate; sum; ... show more

Roget 594: describe; set forth etc. (state) 535; draw a picture, picture; portray etc. (represent) 554; characterize, particularize; ... show more

Dutch: zeggen, vertellen, verhalen, navertellen, oververtellen

5 recite

Specify individually:
— The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug.

synonyms: enumerate, itemise, itemize.

Dutch: uittellen, opsommen, opnoemen, rangschikken


Moby thesaurus: add up, affirm, allege, allegorize, assert, asseverate, aver, battologize, cast up, chronicle, cipher up, commit to memory, con, count, count up, debate, declaim, declare, demagogue, describe ... show more.

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