CITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cite mean? 

• CITE (noun)
  The noun CITE has 1 sense:

1. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

  Familiarity information: CITE used as a noun is very rare.

• CITE (verb)
  The verb CITE has 7 senses:

1. make reference to

2. commend

3. refer to

4. repeat a passage from

5. refer to for illustration or proof

6. advance evidence for

7. call in an official matter, such as to attend court

  Familiarity information: CITE used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CITE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

acknowledgment; citation; cite; credit; mention; quotation; reference

Context example:

the article includes mention of similar clinical cases

Hypernyms ("cite" is a kind of...):

annotation; notation; note (a comment or instruction (usually added))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cite"):

photo credit (a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph)

cross-index; cross-reference (a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work)

• CITE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they cite    ... he / she / it cites   
Past simple: cited   
Past participle: cited   
-ing form: citing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make reference to

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

advert; bring up; cite; mention; name; refer

Context example:

His name was mentioned in connection with the invention

Hypernyms (to "cite" is one way to...):

have in mind; mean; think of (intend to refer to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cite"):

commend; remember (mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship)

speak of the devil (mention someone's name who just then appears)

remember (mention favorably, as in prayer)

cite; quote (refer to for illustration or proof)

touch on (refer to or discuss briefly)

appeal; invoke (cite as an authority; resort to)

namedrop (refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them)

bring up; raise (put forward for consideration or discussion)

drag up; dredge up (mention something unpleasant from the past)

cross-refer (refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

citation (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)

citation (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage)

citation ((law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Commend

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

cite; mention

Context example:

he was cited for his outstanding achievements

Hypernyms (to "cite" is one way to...):

acknowledge; notice (express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue cite the movie

Derivation:

citation (an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Refer to

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

cite; reference

Context example:

he referenced his colleagues' work

Hypernyms (to "cite" is one way to...):

compose; indite; pen; write (produce a literary work)

Domain category:

authorship; composition; penning; writing (the act of creating written works)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

citation (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)

citation (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage)

citation ((law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Repeat a passage from

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

cite; quote

Context example:

He quoted the Bible to her

Hypernyms (to "cite" is one way to...):

ingeminate; iterate; reiterate; repeat; restate; retell (to say, state, or perform again)

Verb group:

cite; quote (refer to for illustration or proof)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cite"):

misquote (quote incorrectly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Sentence examples:

The parents cite a French poem to the children
The parents cite the children a French poem

Derivation:

citation (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)

citation (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage)

citation ((law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.))

Sense 5

Meaning:

Refer to for illustration or proof

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

cite; quote

Context example:

He said he could quote several instances of this behavior

Hypernyms (to "cite" is one way to...):

advert; bring up; cite; mention; name; refer (make reference to)

Verb group:

cite; quote (repeat a passage from)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 6

Meaning:

Advance evidence for

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

abduce; adduce; cite

Hypernyms (to "cite" is one way to...):

bear witness; evidence; prove; show; testify (provide evidence for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

citation (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)

citation (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Call in an official matter, such as to attend court

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

cite; summon; summons

Hypernyms (to "cite" is one way to...):

call; send for (order, request, or command to come)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cite"):

vouch (summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title)

demand (summon to court)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Derivation:

citation (a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding)

 Context examples 

Whether they had ever, at different times, pleaded for and against the same cause, and cited precedents to prove contrary opinions?

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Stamenković et al cite research from 2014 showing some simple sponges can survive with only 0.002 moles of oxygen per cubic meter (0.064 mg per liter).

(Simple animals could live in Martian brines, Wikinews)

The researchers cited challenges collecting data, mainly getting youngsters to lie still during the brain scan, particularly children with ADHD-associated behavior.

(Atypical brain development observed in preschoolers with ADHD symptoms, National Institutes of Health)

"We consider this a commemorative image. This goal to cite Dr. Rubin in our observation was very much part of our original Hubble proposal."

(Hubble Surveys Gigantic Galaxy, NASA)

The researchers cite these as evidence that this is an area of Mars' crust with a volcanic susceptibility that also could have produced effects earlier, when the sea was present.

(Mars Study Yields Clues to Possible Cradle of Life, NASA)

They cited earlier studies showing that folic acid is absorbed more easily into the body, compared to the naturally occurring form of the vitamin.

(Daily folic acid supplement may reduce risk of gestational diabetes, National Institutes of Health)

Citing prior research implicating artificially sweetened beverages in weight gain, the study authors sought to determine if diet beverage consumption during pregnancy could influence the weight of children.

(Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity, NIH)

Citing statistics from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the earth is on course to see 20 to 40 per cent of all biodiversity wiped out by the end of the 21st century.

(Nearly Half the Planet's Species Could Be Wiped Out by the End of This Century, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Today, astronomers cite GK Persei as an example of a “classical nova,” an outburst produced by a thermonuclear explosion on the surface of a white dwarf star, the dense remnant of a Sun-like star.

("Mini Supernova" Explosion Could Have Big Impact, NASA)

The most recent edition of the dietary guidelines even dropped its recommended cap on daily dietary cholesterol, citing a lack of evidence for a specific limit. (Previously, it was set at 300 milligrams per day, or a little less than the cholesterol content in two eggs.)

(Eggs No Longer Part of a Healthy Diet?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)