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   cite

   /sīt/

   verb

   • 1. quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work: "authors who are highly regarded by their peers tend to be cited" Similar quotereproducerefer tomake reference tomentionallude toadduceinstancegive as an examplepoint tospecifynamebring upadvanceinvokedraw attention to
   • ▪ mention as an example: "medics have been cited as a key example of a modern breed of technical expert" Similar refer tomake reference tomentionallude toadduceinstancegive as an examplepoint tospecifynamebring upadvanceinvokedraw attention to
   • ▪ refer to a former tried case as a guide to deciding a comparable case or in support of an argument.
   • 2. praise (someone, typically a member of the armed forces) for a courageous act in an official dispatch: "he has been cited many times for his contributions in the intelligence area" Similar commendpay tribute topraiserecognizegive recognition to
   • 3. summon (someone) to appear in a court of law: "the summons cited four of the defendants" Similar summonsummonsserve with a summonssubpoenaserve with a writcall

   noun

   • 1. a citation. US

   Word Origin late Middle English (in cite (sense 3 of the verb), originally with reference to a court of ecclesiastical law): from Old French citer, from Latin citare, from ciere, cire ‘to call’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. citable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   Synonyms and antonyms of cite in English. cite. verb. These are words and phrases related to cite. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of cite. The lawyer cited a previous case to support her argument. Synonyms. allude to. refer to. specify. quote. mention. note. bring forward. indicate. give as example

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   Synonyms: quote, reference, make reference to, refer to, allude to, name, excerpt, enumerate, mention, indicate, make mention of, give sth/sb as an example, illustrate sth with, exemplify, extract, evidence, mention sth/sb by name, quote chapter and verse of, tell, recount, recite, repeat, specify. Antonyms:

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   Synonyms for CITING: mentioning, quoting, referencing, specifying, adducing, illustrating, representing, documenting; Antonyms of CITING: ignoring, disregarding, forgetting, neglecting, overlooking, passing over, slighting, overpassing.