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   Recite , v. 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.]
   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 covenant.
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   To tell over; to go over in particulars; to relate; to narrate; as, to recite past events; to recite the particulars of a voyage.
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   To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor.
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   (Law) To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5.
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   Syn. -- To rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe; recapitulate; detail; number; count.
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   Recite, v. i. To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned.
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   Recite, n. A recital. [Obs.]
   Sir W. Temple.
   
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