| Verb | 1. | recite - recite in elocutionelocute - declaim in an elocutionary manner; "The poet elocuted beautifully" perorate - deliver an oration in grandiloquent style scan - read metrically; "scan verses" perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" | |
| 2. | recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"spell - recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" say - recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'" count - name or recite the numbers; "The toddler could count to 100" echo, repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" | |
| 3. | recite - render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" | |
| 4. | recite - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" relate - give an account of; "The witness related the events" crack - tell spontaneously; "crack a joke" yarn - tell or spin a yarn | |
| 5. | recite - specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"list, name - give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" identify, name - give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" | |