ALL meanings of cite
cite
C c - verb cite If you cite something, you quote it or mention it, especially as an example or proof of what you are saying. 3
- verb cite To cite a person means to officially name them in a legal case. To cite a reason or cause means to state it as the official reason for your case. 3
- verb cite If someone is cited, they are officially ordered to appear before a court. 3
- verb cite to quote or refer to (a passage, book, or author) in substantiation as an authority, proof, or example 3
- verb cite to mention or commend (a soldier, etc) for outstanding bravery or meritorious action 3
- verb cite to summon to appear before a court of law 3
- verb cite to enumerate 3
- verb transitive cite to quote (a passage, book, speech, writer, etc.) 3
- verb transitive cite to refer to or mention as by way of example, proof, or precedent 3
- verb transitive cite to mention in a citation (sense 5) 3
- verb transitive cite to stir to action; arouse 3
- noun cite citation (sense 3) 3
- verb with object cite to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense. 1
- verb with object cite to mention in support, proof, or confirmation; refer to as an example: He cited many instances of abuse of power. 1
- verb with object cite to summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court. 1
- verb with object cite to call to mind; recall: citing my gratitude to him. 1
- verb with object cite Military. to mention (a soldier, unit, etc.) in orders, as for gallantry. 1
- verb with object cite to commend, as for outstanding service, hard work, or devotion to duty. 1
- verb with object cite to summon or call; rouse to action. 1
- noun cite citation (defs 7, 8). 1
- transitive verb cite refer to 1
- transitive verb cite quote 1
- transitive verb cite military: mention honourably 1
- noun cite Quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, esp. in a scholarly work. 1
- transitive verb cite summons to court of law 1
- noun cite (Informal) a citation. 0
- verb cite To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. 0
- verb cite To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context. 0