cite
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See also cité
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From French citer < Latin citare (“‘to cause to move, excite, summon’”), freq. of ciēre (“‘to rouse, excite, call’”).
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to cite (third-person singular simple present cites, present participle citing, simple past and past participle cited)
- To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- To list the source(s) from which you used information, words or literary or verbal context.
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- cite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- cite in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- cite at OneLook® Dictionary Search
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cite
- First-person singular present indicative of citer.
- Third-person singular present indicative of citer.
- First-person singular present subjunctive of citer.
- Third-person singular present subjunctive of citer.
- Second-person singular imperative of citer.
