English verb: recite | |||
1. | recite (communication) recite in elocution | ||
Synonyms | declaim | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do, execute, perform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | elocute, perorate, scan | ||
Entail | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
2. | recite (communication) repeat aloud from memory | ||
Samples | She recited a poem. The pupil recited his lesson for the day. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | echo, repeat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | count, rattle down, rattle off, reel off, roll off, say, spell, spell out, spiel off | ||
3. | recite (creation) render verbally, | ||
Samples | Recite a poem. Retell a story. | ||
Synonyms | retell | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | re-create | ||
4. | recite (communication) narrate or give a detailed account of | ||
Samples | Tell what happened. The father told a story to his child. | ||
Examples | The parents recite a French poem to the children | ||
Synonyms | narrate, recount, tell | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crack, relate, rhapsodise, rhapsodize, yarn | ||
5. | recite (communication) specify individually | ||
Samples | She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered. The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug. | ||
Synonyms | enumerate, itemise, itemize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | identify, name | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | list, name | ||