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

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Having been to a Catholic school, he knew how to cross himself and recite prayers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Putin uses his hours-long TV marathon both as a forum for fiery foreign policy statements and to offer up all sorts of advice on love and family matters, recite poetry or promise to fix potholes.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

They had given him a script to learn and recite in English.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

At festivals, storytellers would recite the epic adventures of the most popular bogatyri, the tsar’s most trusted and magical knights.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.