Recite vs Act - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between recite and act

is that recite is while act is to do something.

(countable) something done, a deed.

(recit)

To repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, often before an audience

To list or enumerate something

To deliver a recitation

(en proper noun)

, a federal territory of Australia.

(en noun)

A certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the (term).

* (American College Test) SAT , GMAT , MCAT , DAT