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recite vs repeat

repeat vs recite

recite is not a noun while repeat is a noun.

recite and repeat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recite No No Yes No
repeat Yes No Yes No
As verbs, repeat is a hypernym of recite; that is, repeat is a word with a broader meaning than recite:
  • recite: repeat aloud from memory
  • repeat: to say again or imitate
Other hypernyms of recite include echo.
recite (noun) repeat (noun)
an event that repeats
recite (verb) repeat (verb)
repeat aloud from memory happen or occur again
narrate or give a detailed account of to say, state, or perform again
recite in elocution to say again or imitate
specify individually make or do or perform again
render verbally repeat an earlier theme of a composition
do over
Difference between recite and repeat

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