recite

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ɹɪˈsaɪt/
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/ɹɪˈsaɪt/ · /ˌɹiˈsaɪt/

Definition of recite

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  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.”
    “"I feel the seat. I feel the seat against my arm. I feel my hands," recites Edmonds, her eyes still closed.”
    “It’s recited in schools across the US every day by students standing stiffly with their hands over their hearts.”
    “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.”
    “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.”
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verb

  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.”
    “"I feel the seat. I feel the seat against my arm. I feel my hands," recites Edmonds, her eyes still closed.”
    “It’s recited in schools across the US every day by students standing stiffly with their hands over their hearts.”
    “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.”
    “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.
  4. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of re-cite (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography).

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

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