[re.cite] vb re.cit.ed ; re.cit.ing [ME, to state formally, fr. MF or L; MF reciter to recite, fr. L recitare, fr. re- + citare to summon--more at cite] vt (15c) 1: to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
2. a: to relate in full "~s dull anecdotes" b: to give a recital of: detail "recited a catalog of offenses"
3: to repeat or answer questions about (a lesson) ~ vi 1: to repeat or read aloud something memorized or prepared
2: to reply to a teacher's question on a lesson -- re.cit.er n