cite
English
Etymology 1
From Old French citer, from Latin citare (“to cause to move, excite, summon”), frequentative of ciēre (“to rouse, excite, call”).
Verb
cite (third-person singular simple present cites, present participle citing, simple past and past participle cited)
- to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- 2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18:
- WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.
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- to list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
- to summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
Usage notes
Loosely, or for brevity in journalism, the word is used to mean no more than "mention". [an extension of sense 1]
Translations
quote — see quote
Noun
cite (plural cites)
- (informal) a citation
- We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.
Translations
citation — see citation
Further reading
- cite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- cite in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- cite at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Latin
References
- cite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Middle English
Etymology
Old French cité, from Latin civitas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈteː/
Noun
cite (plural cites)
Coordinate terms
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈθite/, [ˈθit̪e]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /ˈsite/, [ˈsit̪e]
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