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Webster 1913 Edition
Recite
Re-cite′
(rē̍-sīt′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Recited
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reciting
.] [F.
réciter
, fr. L. recitare
, recitatum
; pref. re-
re- + citare
to call or name, to cite. See Cite
.] 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 covenant2.
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.
(Law)
To state in or as a recital. See
Recital
, 5.
Syn. – To rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe; recapitulate; detail; number; count.
Re-cite′
,Verb.
I.
To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned.
Re-cite′
,Noun.
A recital.
[Obs.]
Sir W. Temple.
Webster 1828 Edition
Recite
RECI'TE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To rehearse; to repeat the words of another or of a writing; as, to recite the words of an author or of a deed or covenant.2.
In writing, to copy; as, the words of a deed are recited in the pleading.3.
To tell over; to relate; to narrate; as to recite past events; to recite the particulars of a voyage.4.
To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor. 5.
To enumerate.RECI'TE
,Verb.
I.