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CITE
citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
(noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; “the student’s essay failed to list several important citations”; “the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book”; “the article includes mention of similar clinical cases”
summon, summons, cite
(verb) call in an official matter, such as to attend court
adduce, abduce, cite
(verb) advance evidence for
mention, cite
(verb) commend; “he was cited for his outstanding achievements”
quote, cite
(verb) repeat a passage from; “He quoted the Bible to her”
quote, cite
(verb) refer to for illustration or proof; “He said he could quote several instances of this behavior”
mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
(verb) make reference to; “His name was mentioned in connection with the invention”
reference, cite
(verb) refer to; “he referenced his colleagues’ work”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
cite (third-person singular simple present cites, present participle citing, simple past and past participle cited)
to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
to list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
to summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
Usage notes
Loosely, or for brevity in journalism, the word is used to mean no more than "mention". [an extension of sense 1]
Etymology 2
Noun
cite (plural cites)
(informal) a citation
Anagrams
• -etic, CETI, EITC, Tice, etic, tice
Source: Wiktionary
Cite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cited; p. pr. & vb. n. Citing] Etym: [F. citer, fr. L. citare, intens. of cire, ciere, to put in motion, to excite; akin to Gr.
1. To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon. The cited dead, Of all past ages, to the general doom Shall hasten. Milton. Cited by finger of God. De Quincey.
2. To urge; to enjoin. [R.] Shak.
3. To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. Shak.
4. To refer to or specify, as for support, proof, illustration, or confirmation. The imperfections which you have cited. Shak.
5. To bespeak; to indicate. [Obs.] Aged honor cites a virtuous youth. Shak.
6. (Law)
Definition: To notify of a proceeding in court. Abbot
Syn.
– To quote; mention, name; refer to; adduce; select; call; summon. See Quote.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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