réciter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- declaim verb To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
- recite verb To say a piece of writing aloud from memory, often to an audience.
- say verb To speak words; to express something out loud or in writing.
Senses
réciter is used for these senses in English:
- declaim To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
- recite (transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
- say (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
declaim — full definition
- verb To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
- verb To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
- verb To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
- verb To disclaim, disavow.
recite — full definition
- verb To say a piece of writing aloud from memory, often to an audience.
- verb To list or state a series of facts one by one.