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recite

[ri-sahyt] / rɪˈsaɪt /
VERB
read out loud; narrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chant communicate declaim deliver enumerate explain interpret mention perform recount reel off rehearse repeat reply speak utter
STRONG
address answer convey delineate describe detail discourse dramatize enact enlarge expatiate impart itemize parrot picture portray quote recapitulate relate render report retell soliloquize state tell
WEAK
account for give a report give an account give verbal account hold forth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet conceal keep withhold
STRONG
ask confuse fail hide misrepresent question suppress take

Example Sentences

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At 7 Alfred could recite by heart Horace’s Odes—in Latin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Once, during a demonstration outside a cafeteria, as police were about to arrest the demonstrators, Jackson suggested they kneel and recite the Lord’s Prayer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Guan Yin Citta describes its goals as encouraging "people to recite Buddhist scriptures, practise life liberation and make great vows to help more people".

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

I don’t know whether they can recite the language of the Fourth Amendment.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

When I’d repeated the prayer several times and could recite most of it without stumbling, she taught me how to cross myself.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago