Re*cite" , n. A recital. [Obs.]
Sir W. Temple.
Re*cite" , v. i. To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an
audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to
rehearse a lesson learned.
Re*cite" (r&esl;*sīt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recited; p.
pr. & vb. n. Reciting.]
[F. réciter, fr. L. recitare,
recitatum; pref. re- re- + citare to call or name,
to cite. See
Cite.] 1. To repeat, as
something already prepared, written down, committed to memory, or the like; to deliver from a written or
printed document, or from recollection; to rehearse; as, to recite the words of an author,
or of a deed or covenant.
2. To tell over;
to go over in particulars; to relate; to narrate; as, to recite past events; to recite the particulars of a voyage.
3. To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor.
4. (Law) To state in or as a recital.
See Recital,
5.
Syn. -- To
rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe; recapitulate; detail; number; count.
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