The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recite \Re*cite"\ (r[-e]*s[imac]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Recited; p. pr. & vb. n. Reciting.] [F. r['e]citer, fr.
   L. recitare, recitatum; pref. re- re- + citare to call or
   name, to cite. See Cite.]
   1. To repeat, as something already prepared, written down,
      committed to memory, or the like; to deliver from a
      written or printed document, or from recollection; to
      rehearse; as, to recite the words of an author, or of a
      deed or covenant.
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   2. To tell over; to go over in particulars; to relate; to
      narrate; as, to recite past events; to recite the
      particulars of a voyage.
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   3. To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor.
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   4. (Law) To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5.
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   Syn: To rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe;
        recapitulate; detail; number; count.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recite \Re*cite"\, v. i.
   To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience,
   something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a
   lesson learned.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recite \Re*cite"\, n.
   A recital. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

recite
    v 1: recite in elocution [syn: declaim, recite]
    2: repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil
       recited his lesson for the day"
    3: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn:
       recite, retell]
    4: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened";
       "The father told a story to his child" [syn: tell,
       narrate, recount, recite]
    5: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she
       had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible
       side effects of the drug" [syn: enumerate, recite,
       itemize, itemise]