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
- "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
- account for
- address
- answer
- chant
- communicate
- convey
- declaim
- delineate
- deliver
- describe
- detail
- discourse
- dramatize
- enact
- enlarge
- enumerate
- expatiate
- explain
- give a report
- give an account
- give verbal account
- hold forth
- impart
- interpret
- itemize
- mention
- parrot
- perform
- picture
- portray
- quote
- recapitulate
- recount
- reel off
- rehearse
- relate
- render
- repeat
- reply
- report
- retell
- soliloquize
- speak
- state
- tell
- utter
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