Synonyms for recite
rɪˈsaɪtre·cite

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1. recite

   To quote is to give an author's words, either exactly, as in direct quotation, or in substance, as in indirect quotation; to cite is, etymologically, to call up a passage, as a witness is summoned. In citing a passage its exact location by chapter, page, or otherwise, must be given, so that it can be promptly called into evidence; in quoting, the location may or may not be given, but the words or substance of the passage must be given. In citing, neither the author's words nor his thought may be given, but simply the reference to the location where they may be found. To quote, in the proper sense, is to give credit to the author whose words are employed. To paraphrase is to state an author's thought more freely than in indirect quotation, keeping the substance of thought and the order of statement, but changing the language, and commonly interweaving more or less explanatory matter as if part of the original writing. One may paraphrase a work with worthy motive for homiletic, devotional, or other purposes (as in the metrical versions of the Psalms), or he may plagiarize atrociously in the form of paraphrase, appropriating all that is valuable in another's thought, with the hope of escaping detection by change of phrase. To plagiarize is to quote without credit, appropriating another's words or thought as one's own. To recite or repeat is usually to quote orally, tho recite is applied in legal phrase to a particular statement of facts which is not a quotation; a kindred use obtains in ordinary speech; as, to recite one's misfortunes.

   Synonyms:
   cite, excerpt, extract, paraphrase, plagiarize, quote, repeat

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1. recite

   Synonyms:
   narrate, recapitulate, say by heart, repeat, rehearse, quote, speak, tell, recount, enumerate

   Antonyms:
   misquote, misdeliver, misrecount, misrenumerate, misrepresent

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1. declaim, reciteverb

   recite in elocution

   Synonyms:
   recount, declaim, retell, enumerate, inveigh, tell, itemize, itemise, narrate

2. reciteverb

   repeat aloud from memory

   "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"

   Synonyms:
   recount, retell, enumerate, declaim, tell, itemize, itemise, narrate

3. recite, retellverb

   render verbally, "recite a poem"

   "retell a story"

   Synonyms:
   recount, ingeminate, fictionalise, iterate, reiterate, retell, repeat, enumerate, fictionalize, restate, declaim, tell, itemize, itemise, narrate

4. tell, narrate, recount, reciteverb

   narrate or give a detailed account of

   "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

   Synonyms:
   distinguish, itemise, differentiate, say, recount, tell, state, narrate, evidence, retell, assure, itemize, severalise, declaim, enjoin, severalize, secernate, secern, tell apart, separate, order, enumerate

5. enumerate, recite, itemize, itemiseverb

   specify individually

   "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"

   Synonyms:
   retell, itemize, itemise, enumerate, numerate, number, recount, declaim, tell, count, narrate

Matched Categories

1. • Inform
   • Name
   • Perform
   • Repeat

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1. pray

   Submitted by davidb on May 2, 2023  

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1. reciteverb

   Synonyms:
   repeat, rehearse, say by heart, repeat by note

2. reciteverb

   Synonyms:
   narrate, relate, tell

3. reciteverb

   Synonyms:
   enumerate, tell over

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1. reciteverb

   Synonyms:
   relate, recount, repeat, deliver, cantillate

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How to use recite in a sentence?

1. Hiram Sasser:

   So if they choose not to recite the pledge, they stand quietly. Nothing is forced on the child. kids can not be required to say it, but leading in the recitation of it is as constitutional as the national motto In God We Trust.

2. Clifford Villanueva Villalon:

   Do what is right. Uphold what is right. Recite your prayer every night. Handle everything with care. Acknowledge everybody's help. Make good memories of yourself to everybody.

3. Miss Martin:

   No one is forced to participate. No one is forcing them to stand and place their hand over their heart and recite the pledge.

4. Miss Martin:

   It’s called the Veteran’s Day Chapel, no one is forced to participate. No one is forcing them to stand and place their hand over their heart and recite the pledge.

5. The Pope:

   My doctrine ... this is the social doctrine of the Church. Nothing more, nothing less, and if I have to recite the Credo, I will do it.