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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : saɪt |
Definition of cite
Origin :- mid-15c., "to summon," from Old French citer "to summon" (14c.), from Latin citare "to summon, urge, call; put in sudden motion, call forward; rouse, excite," frequentative of ciere "to move, set in motion, stir, rouse, call, invite" from PIE root *keie- "to set in motion, to move to and fro" (cf. Sanskrit cyavate "stirs himself, goes;" Greek kinein "to move, set in motion; change, stir up," kinymai "move myself;" Gothic haitan "call, be called;" Old English hatan "command, call"). Sense of "calling forth a passage of writing" is first attested 1530s. Related: Cited; citing.
- verb note, quote
- verb subpoena
- I could cite many instances in confirmation of what I here advance.
- Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part IV] » by Benedict of Spinoza
- He had relinquished Christine's arm, and had turned his face towards the point of the Cite.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- Could he have pretended to cite from a well-known writing what was not to be found there?
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- I have before me the Tempest, and will cite only these few lines.
- Extract from : « Nature » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- One word, which is said to have fallen from his lips, I cite.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
- I might go on indefinitely adding to the list, but I will cite only one more.
- Extract from : « Is civilization a disease? » by Stanton Coit
- I do not cite that instance to express even the shade of an opinion.
- Extract from : « The business career in its public relations » by Albert Shaw
- The review goes on to cite cases of the author's gross deception.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Let us cite, in illustration, the one case of the Vertebrata.
- Extract from : « Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I » by Herbert Spencer
- Of these we may cite the use of labour-saving machines and of gas for cooking.
- Extract from : « Nelson's Home Comforts » by Mary Hooper
Synonyms for cite
- adduce
- advance
- allege
- allude to
- appeal to
- arraign
- call
- command
- enumerate
- evidence
- excerpt
- exemplify
- extract
- get down to brass tacks
- give as example
- illustrate with
- indicate
- instance
- lay
- mention
- name
- number
- offer
- order
- point out
- present
- recite
- recount
- refer to
- reference
- rehearse
- remember
- reminisce
- repeat
- specify
- spell out
- summon
- tell
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