CITE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CITE?

Need another word that means the same as “cite”? Find 56 synonyms and 30 related words for “cite” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cite” are: quote, abduce, adduce, summon, summons, reference, advert, bring up, mention, name, refer, reproduce, refer to, make reference to, allude to, instance, give as an example, point to, commend, pay tribute to, praise, recognize, give recognition to, serve with a summons, subpoena, serve with a writ, call, acknowledgment, citation, credit, quotation, allusion, excerpt, extract, selection, passage, line, cutting, clip, clipping, snippet, reading, section, piece, part, fragment, portion, paragraph, verse, stanza, canto, sentence, phrase

Cite as a Noun

Definitions of "Cite" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cite” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A citation.
• A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.

Synonyms of "Cite" as a noun (29 Words)

acknowledgment	The state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged. The acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book.
allusion	The practice of making allusions. An allusion to Shakespeare.
canto	The highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music. Dante s Divine Comedy has 100 cantos.
citation	A summons to appear in court. The majority of the citations are to work published during the past twenty years.
clip	An article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress. He undid two clips and lifted the lid.
clipping	The act of clipping or snipping. He searched through piles of letters and clippings.
credit	Used in the phrase to your credit in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise. The fans are a credit to the club.
cutting	The act of cutting something into parts. An archive of newspaper cuttings.
excerpt	A passage selected from a larger work. He presented excerpts from William James philosophical writings.
extract	A preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form. Natural plant extracts.
fragment	A small part broken off or separated from something. Fragments of a play.
line	In football hockey etc the goal line. A powerful melodic line.
mention	An instance of being mentioned in dispatches. She made no mention of her disastrous trip to Paris.
paragraph	One of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line. The concluding paragraph.
part	The part played by a person in bringing about a result. Body parts.
passage	A narrow way allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building a passageway. The outward passage took 10 days.
phrase	Dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence. His favourite phrase is it s a pleasure.
piece	A figure or token used to make moves in a board game. Take a car to pieces.
portion	A person’s destiny or lot. I read a portion of the manuscript.
quotation	A statement of the current market price of a security or commodity. Ensure you receive a written quotation covering all aspects of the job.
quote	A passage or expression that is quoted or cited. Quotes for North Sea Brent were rising.
reading	The action or skill of reading. The Bill returns to the House for its final reading next week.
reference	(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored. He argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes.
section	A relatively distinct part of a book, newspaper, statute, or other document. I unscrewed every section of copper pipe from the roof tank to the hot water cylinder.
selection	A plot of land acquired by selection. Some local Tories objected to his selection.
sentence	A final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed. Slander of an official carried an eight year prison sentence.
snippet	A small piece or brief extract. Snippets of information about the war.
stanza	A group of four lines in some Greek and Latin metres.
verse	Literature in metrical form. On the walls were framed verses from the Koran.

Cite as a Verb

Definitions of "Cite" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cite” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Refer to.
• Repeat a passage from.
• Commend.
• Call in an official matter, such as to attend court.
• Refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
• Advance evidence for.
• Praise (someone, typically a member of the armed forces) in an official report for a courageous act.
• Summon (someone) to appear in court.
• Make reference to.
• Refer to for illustration or proof.
• Mention as an example.

Synonyms of "Cite" as a verb (27 Words)

abduce	Advance evidence for.
adduce	Advance evidence for. A number of factors are adduced to explain the situation.
advert	Give heed (to.
allude to	Make a more or less disguised reference to.
bring up	Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
call	Give the calls to the dancers for a square dance. The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens.
commend	Present as suitable for approval or acceptance recommend. He was commended by the judge for his courageous actions.
give as an example	Contribute to some cause.
give recognition to	Organize or be responsible for.
instance	Clarify by giving an example of. I instanced Bob as someone whose commitment had certainly got things done.
make reference to	Appear to begin an activity.
mention	Make mention of. I mentioned that my father was meeting me later.
name	Give or make a list of name individually give the names of. The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader.
pay tribute to	Make a compensation for.
point to	Give a point to.
praise	Express one’s respect and gratitude towards (a deity), especially in song. The parents praised their children for their academic performance.
quote	Put quote marks around. A garage quoted him 30.
recognize	Express greetings upon meeting someone. My work is not recognized by anybody.
refer	Make reference to. This plant can be referred to a known species.
refer to	Use a name to designate.
reference	Provide (a book or article) with citations of sources of information. Each chapter is referenced citing literature up to 1990.
reproduce	(of an organism) produce offspring by a sexual or asexual process. Bacteria normally divide and reproduce themselves every twenty minutes.
serve with a summons	Mate with.
serve with a writ	Serve a purpose, role, or function.
subpoena	Serve or summon with a subpoena. The decision to subpoena government records.
summon	Call in an official matter, such as to attend court. A waiter was summoned.
summons	Serve someone with a summons. He has been summonsed to appear in court next month.

Usage Examples of "Cite" as a verb

• He has been cited many times for his contributions in the intelligence area.
• He does not cite any source for this assertion.
• He was cited for his outstanding achievements.
• The writ cited only four of the signatories of the petition.
• Authors who are highly regarded by their peers tend to be cited.
• Medics have been cited as a key example of a modern breed of technical expert.

Associations of "Cite" (30 Words)

advert	An advertisement.
aforementioned	Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of. Works of all the aforementioned authors.
aforesaid	Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of.
allusion	The practice of making allusions. A classical allusion.
annotate	Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases. The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel.
annotation	The action of annotating a text or diagram. Annotation of prescribed texts.
article	The definite or indefinite article. Articles of clothing.
citation	A reference to a previous case, used as guidance in the trying of comparable cases or in support of an argument. This journal contains citations from all jurisdictions.
consultation	A meeting with an expert, such as a medical doctor, in order to seek advice. He had a consultation with the judge.
declaim	Recite in elocution. An opportunity to declaim against the evils of society.
define	Give a definition for the meaning of a word. For some the football club defines their identity.
delineate	Describe in vivid detail. The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent.
denote	Be a sign or indication of. This mark denotes purity and quality.
descriptive	Serving to describe or inform or characterized by description. The text contains some good descriptive passages.
dictum	A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source. The old dictum might is right.
enunciation	The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience.
foregoing	The things just mentioned or stated. The foregoing analysis of the economic class structure.
maxim	English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916. The maxim that actions speak louder than words.
mention	Make mention of. I haven t mentioned it to William yet.
motto	A favorite saying of a sect or political group. They were developing the use of leitmotifs or mottoes that appear throughout an opera.
notation	A note or annotation. He added a short notation to the address on the envelope.
paraphrase	Express the meaning of (something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity. Scattered here and there in the text are frank paraphrases of lines from Virgil Cicero and Quintilian.
quotation	A short musical passage or visual image taken from one piece of music or work of art and used in another. Since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation.
quote	Put quote marks around. He said he could quote several instances of this behavior.
refer	Make reference to. Refer to your notes.
reference	Provide (a book or article) with citations of sources of information. References to Darwinism and evolution.
remark	Regard with attention; notice. The landscape familiar since childhood was not worthy of remark.
specify	Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement make an express demand or provision in an agreement. The coup leader promised an election but did not specify a date.
statement	A definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing. Children with statements of special educational needs.
tin	Preserve in a can or tin. Grease a 450g loaf tin.