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recite

v. repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"

declaim

v. recite in elocution

retell

v. render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"

spin, recount, tell, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

figure, estimate, forecast, reckon, calculate, count on

v. judge to be probable

read, read out aloud, read aloud, speak aloud

v. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"

orate

v. talk pompously

pontificate, talk pompously

v. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"

discourse, converse

v. carry on a conversation

present, salute

v. recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

present, introduce, acquaint

v. cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

pass, communicate, pass on, put across, make known, convey, impart

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

convey, impart

v. make known; pass on, of information

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

practice, practise, rehearse

v. engage in a rehearsal (of)

give, render

v. bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"

quote, cite

v. repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"

paraphrase, rephrase, reword

v. express the same message in different words

recap, recapitulate, summarize briefly

v. summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"

orate

v. talk pompously

state, say, tell

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

claim, lay claim to, make a claim to

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

claim, postulate, contend, affirm strongly, assert strongly

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

draw, describe, depict

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

hold, buy, believe

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

profess

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

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