v. 25B6; verb
he began to recite verses of the Koran : REPEAT FROM MEMORY, say aloud, declaim, quote, deliver, render.
he stood up and started reciting : GIVE A RECITATION, say a poem.
Sir John recited the facts they knew : ENUMERATE, list, detail, reel off; recount, relate, describe, narrate, give an account of, recapitulate, repeat.