1. Make reference to
   "he was cited in connection with the invention";
   - mention, advert [rare], bring up, name, refer
    
2. Refer to for illustration or proof
   "He said he could cite several instances of this behaviour";
   - quote
    
3. Repeat a passage from
   "He cited the Bible to her";
   - quote
    
4. Make a citation to
   "he cited his colleagues' work";
   - reference
    
5. Advance evidence for
   "The lawyer cited several key pieces of evidence to support her case";
   - adduce, abduce [rare]
    
6. Commend
   "he was cited for his outstanding achievements";
   - mention
    
7. Call in an official matter, such as to attend court
   "He was cited to appear before the judge";
   - summon, summons

1. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
   "The student included several cites in her research paper";
   - citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation

Sounds like: sight, site

Derived forms: cited, cites, citing

Type of: acknowledge, annotation, bear witness, call, compose, evidence, have in mind, indite [archaic], ingeminate [archaic], iterate, mean, notation, note, notice, pen, prove, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, send for, show, testify, think of, witness, write

Encyclopedia: Cite