cite synonyms

cite

v.

  1. To summon

    call, arraign, order, subpoena; see summon 1.

  2. To refer to as authority

    quote, mention, refer to, allude to, appeal to, repeat, point out, point up, enumerate, tell, cite an instance, quote chapter and verse, number, recount, recite, rehearse, illustrate with, excerpt, indicate, give as example, extract, exemplify, call to witness, evidence, commend; see also mention, praise 1, refer 2.

    Antonyms ignore, neglect*, distrust.

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