Real Dictionary

recite
verb: If you recite something such as a list, you say it aloud.
verb: When someone recites a poem or other piece of writing, they say it aloud after they have learned it.

recite in American English
to repeat or say aloud from or as from memory, esp. in a formal way; give a recitation on (a lesson) in class or of (a poem, speech, etc.) before an audience
to repeat or say aloud something memorized
intransitive verb: to recite a lesson or part of a lesson for a teacher
transitive verb: to repeat the words of, as from memory, esp. in a formal manner

recite in British English
verb: to repeat (a poem, passage, etc) aloud from memory before an audience, teacher, etc