— recitable , adj. — reciter , n.
/ri suyt"/ , v. , recited, reciting .
v.t.
1. to repeat the words of, as from memory, esp. in a formal manner: to recite a lesson.
2. to repeat (a piece of poetry or prose) before an audience, as for entertainment.
3. to give an account of: to recite one's adventures.
4. to enumerate.
v.i.
5. to recite a lesson or part of a lesson for a teacher.
6. to recite or repeat something from memory.
[ 1400-50; late ME reciten recitare to read aloud, equiv. to re- RE- + citare to summon, CITE 1 ]
Syn. 3. narrate, describe. See relate. 4. count, number, detail.