The verb recite has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) declaim, recite -- (recite in elocution)
2. (2) recite -- (repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day")
3. recite, retell -- (render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story")
4. tell, narrate, recount, recite -- (narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child")
5. enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise -- (specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug")