Cite Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Cite? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Derivations, How to pronounce? Words ending with Cite, Antonyms, Synonyms, Words starting with Cite, Example sentences, Related sentences and more...

Cite meaning

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


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