Recite — Defs

01 v. t. To repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory, or the like; to deliver from a written or printed document, or…

imp. & p. p. Recited; p. pr. & vb. n. Reciting

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.
To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5.(Law) See: Recital

02 v. i. To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned.

1.
To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned.

03 n. A recital.