Word: Cite
How to pronounce: saɪt
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
Example sentences: "Authors who are highly regarded by their peers tend to be cited"
2. Praise (someone, typically a member of the armed forces) for a courageous act in an official dispatch.
Example sentences: "He has been cited many times for his contributions in the intelligence area"
3. Summon (someone) to appear in a court of law.
Example sentences: "The summons cited four of the defendants"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A citation.
Example sentences: "He just checked the cites and published the opinions unchanged."
Synonyms:
invoke
mention
refer
allude
allege
adduce
specify
note
bring up
quote
recite
reference
notice
name
instance
quotation
Antonyms:
misquote
Derivations:
citation
citing
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Cite in Other Languages...
Spanish: Citar
German: Zitieren
French: Citer
Italian: Citare
Turkish: Değinmek
