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recite
What does recite mean?
recite (verb): to repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use recite in a sentence?
- The pupil recited his lesson for the day. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce recite?
/ɹəˈsaɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does recite come from?
From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to recite
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “recite” mean?
to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc
Not quite: that's what recruit means.
to repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience
Right! That's what “recite” means.
to press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass
Not quite: that's what crush means.
to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit
Not quite: that's what manifest means.
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