| VERB | communication | recite, declaim | recite in elocution |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | recite | repeat aloud from memory | |
| creation | recite, retell | render verbally, "recite a poem" | |
| communication | recite, tell, narrate, recount | narrate or give a detailed account of | |
| communication | recite, enumerate, itemize, itemise | specify individually |
| Sounds | rahsay't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | recite in elocution. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | declaim | |
| Entails | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Narrower | elocute | declaim in an elocutionary manner |
| perorate | deliver an oration in grandiloquent style | |
| scan | read metrically | |
| Broader | perform, execute, do | carry out or perform an action |
| Spanish | declamar, recitar | |
| Catalan | declamar, recitar | |
| Nouns | recitation | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance |
| Meaning | repeat aloud from memory. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | count | name or recite the numbers in ascending order |
| rattle down, rattle off, reel off, spiel off, roll off | recite volubly or extravagantly | |
| say | recite or repeat a fixed text | |
| spell, spell out | Orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of | |
| Broader | repeat, echo | To say / say again or imitate |
| Spanish | narrar, recitar | |
| Catalan | narrar, recitar | |
| Nouns | recitation | written matter that is recited from memory |
| Meaning | Render verbally, "recite a poem". | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | retell | |
| Broader | re-create | create anew |
| Spanish | narrar, recitar | |
| Catalan | narrar, recitar | |
| Nouns | recitation, recital | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance |
| Meaning | narrate or give a detailed account of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | The parents recite a French poem to the children | |
| Synonyms | tell, narrate, recount | |
| Narrower | crack | tell spontaneously |
| relate | Give an account of | |
| rhapsodize, rhapsodise | recite a rhapsody | |
| yarn | tell or spin a yarn | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | contar, explicar, narrar, recontar, relatar | |
| Catalan | contar, explicar, narrar | |
| Nouns | recital | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events |
| recital | a detailed account or description of something | |
| Meaning | Specify individually. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" | |
| Synonyms | enumerate, itemize, itemise | |
| Narrower | list, name | Give or make a list of |
| Broader | name, identify | Give the name or identifying characteristics / characteristics of |
| Spanish | enumerar | |
| Catalan | enumerar | |
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