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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

   • C

     3

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

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