citeverb [ T ]
uk/saɪt/us/saɪt/formalcite verb [ T ] (GIVE EXAMPLE)
to mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened:
She cited three reasons why people get into debt.
The company cited a 13 percent decline in new orders as evidence that overall demand for its products was falling.
to speak or write words taken from a particular writer or written work:
She cites both T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf in her article.
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Quoting & making references
- above
- aforementioned
- allusive
- bandy sth around
- bring
- come up
- cross-reference
- direct speech
- drag
- misquote
- passing
- pursuant
- quotation
- quote
- quote... unquote idiom
- referent
- said
- touch
- touch on/upon sth
- undermentioned
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cite verb [ T ] (NAME)
specialized law to officially name or mention someone or something in a law court, or to officially request someone to appear in a court of law:
The lawyer cited two similar cases.
He has been cited as the co-respondent in the divorce case.
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Taking legal action
- appear
- appear for sb
- bring
- civil action
- class action
- complainant
- court
- double jeopardy
- enter
- indict
- indictment
- law
- legal
- make legal history idiom
- petitioner
- plaintiff
- prefer
- proceed
- proceed against sb
- serve
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cite verb [ T ] (PRAISE)
to praise someone in the armed forces publicly because of their brave actions:
He was cited for bravery.
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Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- dispatch
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsodic
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
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