Antonyms for cited
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : saɪt |
Definition of cited
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
- Many harrowing details of the cruelties practiced were cited.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- The career of Samuel Drew is not less remarkable than any of those which we have cited.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- On the contrary, instances might be cited where only one-half of one per cent.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- The Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska road may be cited as a fair illustration.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- An infinite number of similar discriminations might be cited.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- He cited all kinds of proofs, he discriminated, he drew inferences.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- Incident after incident at Frankfort might be cited, but what is the use?
- Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
- I have seen what you have cited from him, and the Manner you have done it in.
- Extract from : « A Letter to Dion » by Bernard Mandeville
- He's been cited in orders and will probably be decorated by the French—that is, his memory will be.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- The daisy (Saxon Daeges ege) has often been cited as fragrant with poesy.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
Synonyms for cited
- 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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