transitive. To appeal to (something) for confirmation; to produce as evidence; = sense 24a. Obsolete.

transitive. To produce (a legal document, passport, etc.) for official inspection; to exhibit (something) in order to prove that one possesses it.

transitive. To appeal to (something) for confirmation; to call upon as an authority or precedent; to produce as evidence. With to, as in to draw some…

transitive. = allege, v.1 (in various senses).

transitive. to avouch a thing upon (a person): to call or cite (a person) as warrant or authority for it; to prove, declare, or state it on his or…

transitive. To cite, quote (an authoritative, esp. scriptural, author, text, or passage). Obsolete.

transitive. To bring forward (a person or thing), esp. in support of a case or an argument; to produce (a witness); to cite as evidence (a fact, an…

To introduce, bring in, bring forward, by way of illustration or argument; to adduce, quote.

transitive. To cite or quote (a law, passage, opinion, etc.).

To bring in, introduce (in discourse or writing); to mention, report, relate, tell; to bring forward (as an argument, etc.), adduce, allege. (With sim…

To cite or appeal to (authority, example, doctrine, etc.) in support of one's views or statements or as justification for a course of action.

transitive. More generally: to adduce (something) by way of example, proof, supporting evidence, etc.; to give or bring forward as an instance; (Law)…

To appeal to, cite, or allege, as warrant, authority, or testimony. Obsolete.

transitive. To cite (an authority). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To illustrate, prove, or show, by means of an instance; to exemplify; to exhibit. Now rare.

transitive. To refer (a person) to something. rare.

transitive. To mention or state; to describe or cite as an instance of something.

transitive. = adduce, v. Now rare.

To appeal to, cite, or posit in support of a course of action, explanation, etc.