RECI'TE, verb transitive [Latin recito; re and cito, to call or name.] 1. To rehearse; to repeat the words of another or of a writing; as, to recite the words of an author or of a deed or covenant. 2. In writing, to copy; as, the words of a deed are recited in the pleading. 3. To tell over; to relate; to narrate; as to recite past events; to recite the particulars of a voyage. 4. To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor. 5. To enumerate. RECI'TE, verb intransitive To rehearse a lesson. The class will recite at eleven o'clock. RECITE. for recital. [Not in use.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI