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Cite v. t. (past & past part. cited; pres. part. citing)

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon. "The cited dead, Of all past ages, to the general doom Shall hasten." "Cited by finger of God."

To urge; to enjoin. (R.)

To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose."

To refer to or specify, as for support, proof, illustration, or confirmation. "The imperfections which you have cited."

To bespeak; to indicate. (Obs.) "Aged honor cites a virtuous youth."

(Law) To notify of a proceeding in court.

Synonyms: To quote; mention, name; refer to; adduce; select; call; summon. See Quote.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... America for the very reason that he is not read in England. And in the October Cornhill is an Article upon him (I hope not by Leslie Stephen), so ignorant and self-sufficient that I am more wroth than ever. The old Story of 'Pope in worsted stockings'—why I could cite whole Paragraphs of as fine texture as Moliere—incapable of Epigram, the Jackanapes says of 'our excellent Crabbe'—why I could find fifty of the very best Epigrams in five minutes. But now do you care for him? 'Honour bright?' as Sheridan used to say. I don't think I ever knew ...

— Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) • Edward FitzGerald

... cite a single example. As regards women, duty begins in England at nine years of age; in France at fifteen. As for me, I take a little of each people's notion of duty, and of the whole I make a result comparable to the ...

— Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete • Guy de Maupassant

... here to cite certain experiments. Ligatures are either very tight or of middling tightness. A ligature I designate as tight, or perfect, when it is drawn so close about an extremity that no vessel can be felt pulsating beyond it. Such ligatures are employed in the removal of tumours; ...

— The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science • Various

... You cite Delacroix, I reply Victor Hugo. Do you think that marriage hampered him for instance, while writing so many ...

— Artists' Wives • Alphonse Daudet

... of most of their elders. Perhaps this was because the elders, being blind in their superior wisdom, saw neither this thing nor the communion that flourished. They saw only the farcical joke. But His Honor, Judge Priest, to cite a conspicuous exception, seemed not to see the lamentable comedy ...

— The Best Short Stories of 1917 - and the Yearbook of the American Short Story • Various

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