Antonyms for recite

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ri-sahyt

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsaɪt

Definition of recite

Origin : early 15c., from Old French reciter (12c.) and directly from Latin recitare "read aloud, read out, repeat from memory, declaim," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + citare "to summon" (see cite). Related: Recited; reciting.

verb read out loud; narrate

Example sentences :

"I'd like to recite English in one of your classes, Emma," smiled Grace.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

They recite in a timid and indistinct tone the prescribed fustian.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various

I was touched by the gracefulness and tact of my hosts in not asking me to recite any poetry.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

In the first place, he maintains that you do not know how to recite verse.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

When he learned that I could “recite a wee bit,” his delight knew no bounds.
Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

Shall I recite its contents—that Messer Cosimo may be examined upon them.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

They entered as solemnly as if each was alone and about to recite Hamlet's soliloquy.
Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton

He could recite you for hours long the ballads of Schiller and the lyrics of Uhland; ah!
Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever

You ought to have heard him recite poetry—his own, too, it was, he told me.
Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad

And, thirdly, he had been chosen to recite a Shaksperean piece at the ceremony of prize-giving.
Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett

Synonyms for recite

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