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