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to use the words of another
citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation(verb)a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
"the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer(verb)make reference to
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
mention, cite(verb)commend
"he was cited for his outstanding achievements"
reference, cite(verb)refer to
"he referenced his colleagues' work"
quote, cite(verb)repeat a passage from
"He quoted the Bible to her"
quote, cite(verb)refer to for illustration or proof
"He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
adduce, abduce, cite(verb)advance evidence for
summon, summons, cite(verb)call in an official matter, such as to attend court
to give as an examplecited several experts' opinions to back up her argument
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specificallycited a number of similar instances of people surviving plane crashes
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