cite
Plural: cites
Noun
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- A citation.
Verb
Verb Forms: cited, citing, cites
- To quote or refer to a source as an authority or example.
- make reference to
- commend
- "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"
- refer to
- repeat a passage from
- refer to for illustration or proof
- advance evidence for
- call in an official matter, such as to attend court
- To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- To mention; to make mention of.
- To mention; to make mention of.
- To mention by way of explanation.
- To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
- To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
Examples
- She could CITE countless examples of excellent Scrabble plays for any given rack.
- We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French citer, from Latin citare (“to cause to move, excite, summon”), frequentative of ciēre (“to rouse, excite, call”). Sense 4 is the original one.
Synonyms
abduce, acknowledgment, adduce, advert, bring up, citation, credit, mention, name, quotation, quote, refer, reference, summon, summons
Scrabble Score: 6
cite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary