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recite

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recite in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. recite in elocution
    declaim  recite 
  2. specify individually
    "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"
    enumerate  recite  itemize  itemise 
  3. narrate or give a detailed account of
    "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
    tell  narrate  recount  recite 
  4. repeat aloud from memory
    "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
    recite 
  5. render verbally, "recite a poem"
    "retell a story"
    recite  retell 
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