What is the meaning of recite?

Recite in elocution.
- synonyms: declaim
Repeat aloud from memory.
- usage: "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
(v.) ()
- synonyms: retell
Narrate or give a detailed account of.
- usage: "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
- synonyms: tell, narrate, recount
Specify individually.
- usage: "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"
- synonyms: enumerate, itemize, itemise

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