Synonyms for recite

verb

1. To repeat formally

   declaim, address, read, render, quote, discourse, hold forth, enact, dramatize, deliver from memory, interpret, soliloquize, chant.

2. To report on a lesson

   answer, give a report, explain, reel off, reply to questions, give a verbal account; see also discuss, report 2.

3. To relate in detail

   report, narrate, relate, recount, expatiate, enumerate, enlarge on, describe, account for, give an account of, explain, impart, convey, quote, communicate, utter, state, tell, mention, retell, picture, delineate, portray; see also describe, narrate, tell 1.