Definitions for recite

recite re·cite

Spelling: [ri-sahyt]
IPA: /rɪˈsaɪt/

Recite is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 86 anagrams from letters in recite (ceeirt).

Definitions for recite

verb (used with object)

  1. to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
  2. to repeat (a piece of poetry or prose) before an audience, as for entertainment.
  3. to give an account of:
  4. to enumerate.

verb (used without object)

  1. to recite a lesson or part of a lesson for a teacher.
  2. to recite or repeat something from memory.

Origin of recite

1400-50; late Middle English reciten Latin recitāre to read aloud, equivalent to re- re- + citāre to summon, cite1

Examples for recite

When he learned that I could “recite a wee bit,” his delight knew no bounds.

“She chose me to recite a ‘Gedicht,’ a poem,” Friedel told me in 2002, her voice still revealing her pride in that moment.

In the first place, he maintains that you do not know how to recite verse.

For now, he is using it to recite some of the greatest rap lyrics ever written eight times a week.

He could recite reams of Frost, Dickinson, Whitman, and Lowell, and he did so while I stood there, amazed.

They recite in a timid and indistinct tone the prescribed fustian.

"I'd like to recite English in one of your classes, Emma," smiled Grace.

They sing songs and recite prayers in order to maintain the holy balance of nature between Father Sun and Mother Ocean.

Early reports claimed that the armed assailants demanded that everyone present recite the shahada, “Laillhailla Allahu.”

I was touched by the gracefulness and tact of my hosts in not asking me to recite any poetry.

Word Value for recite
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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