English → Latin
“recite” in Latin
recitōto read aloud, recite; to appoint, name (in writing)expōnōto make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out; to set forth; to explicōto unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; to spread out, stretch out, extend, display, deploy; to disentangle, solve, setēnārrōto explain in detail, to expoundprōferōto bring out, bring forth; to make known, produce in public, publish, reveal; to appear, show oneself
The English word recite itself goes back to Latin cieō, through recitō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
recite
To read over, repeat, pronunciare (general term, to pronounce audibly): recitare (with due emphasis). To recite from memory, aliquid memoriter pronunciare or proferre: to recite word for word, iisdem verbis aliquid reddere.
To narrate, relate, narrare alicui aliquid or de aliqua re: exponere: explicare (fully): enarrare (fully and in order). To recite at length, pluribus verbis exponere: rem ordine enarrare: cuncta, ut sunt acta, exponere: to recite accurately, with exactness, enarrare alicui rem, quo pacto se habeat.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for recite?
- The usual Latin words for “recite” are recitō, expōnō, explicō; also ēnārrō, prōferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.