Recite
(verb)
- To repeat or to say something from memory, especially a speech or poem.
- To read or to repeat a passage from a text or a piece of literature.
- To narrate or to relate a series of events or experiences.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french reciter, from latin recitare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + citare "call, summon".
Examples:
- She recited a poem at the poetry competition.
- He recited the pledge of allegiance at the start of the meeting.
- The children recited the multiplication tables in unison.
- He recited the passage from the book that he had memorized.
- She recited the story of her trip to Europe.