1. cite - 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"
Synonym(s): citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
Hypernym(s): note, annotation, notation
2. cite - verb
· make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
Synonym(s): mention, advert, bring_up, name, refer
Hypernym(s): think_of, have_in_mind, mean
3. cite - verb
· commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"
Synonym(s): mention
Hypernym(s): notice, acknowledge
4. cite - verb
· refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"
Synonym(s): reference
Hypernym(s): write, compose, pen, indite
5. cite - verb
· repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"
Synonym(s): quote
Hypernym(s): repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
6. cite - verb
· refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
Synonym(s): quote
Hypernym(s): mention, advert, bring_up, cite, name, refer
7. cite - verb
· advance evidence for
Hypernym(s): testify, bear_witness, prove, evidence, show
8. cite - verb
· call in an official matter, such as to attend court
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