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recite

re·cite [ ri st ] (past and past participle re·cit·ed, present participle re·cit·ing, 3rd person present singular re·cites)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb repeat or read aloud: to read something aloud or repeat something from memory, either for an audience or in a class

2. transitive verb give detailed account of something: to give a detailed account of an occurrence or event
There's no need to recite every detail of your weekend.

3. transitive verb list something: to give a list of things
He then recited all my faults.

[15th century. Directly or via French réciter< Latin recitare "summon again" < citare "summon repeatedly"]

re·cit·er noun
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