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verb

Cite v. t. (past & past part. cited; pres. part. citing)

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon. "The cited dead, Of all past ages, to the general doom Shall hasten." "Cited by finger of God."

To urge; to enjoin. (R.)

To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose."

To refer to or specify, as for support, proof, illustration, or confirmation. "The imperfections which you have cited."

To bespeak; to indicate. (Obs.) "Aged honor cites a virtuous youth."

(Law) To notify of a proceeding in court.

Synonyms: To quote; mention, name; refer to; adduce; select; call; summon. See Quote.

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"Cite" Quotes from Famous Books

... is necessarily didactic and assertive for it is impossible to prove or disprove any of these postulates. It is for that reason, and the lack of time that I cite no instances. They would be merely illustrative and not probative, for the human intellect is unequal to any adequate inductive study of the subject, and human life is too short to classify, master and digest the data even if they could be assembled. ...

— The Inhumanity of Socialism • Edward F. Adams

... this vapid composition to its most lame and impotent conclusion; it is sufficient to cite it as a specimen-brick of the hostility which many literary characters entertained against the author of "Roderick Random." Despite his own birthplace being north of the Tweed, many Scots were aggrieved at the incidental ridicule with which characters ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 3, No. 20, June, 1859 • Various

... pointed out, "a large number of proverbs, the small coin of conversation, received everywhere, whose value no one disputes. They are rapped forth, like an oath, with an air of settling the question once and forever. Well! there is safety in quotations. But even the Devil can cite Shakespeare for his purpose. 'Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day' agrees ill with 'Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof'; and it is somewhat difficult to reconcile 'Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves' ...

— The Eagle's Shadow • James Branch Cabell

... peculiar to their nation, and that the other nations foretold the future (what will superstition invent next?) by some unexplained diabolical faculty. (74) The principal passage of Scripture which they cite, by way of confirming their theory with its authority, is Exodus xxxiii:16, where Moses says to God, "For wherein shall it be known here that I and Thy people have found grace in Thy sight? is it not in that Thou goest with us? ...

— A Theologico-Political Treatise [Part I] • Benedict de Spinoza

... raid was successfully carried out by the Canadian troops northeast of Cite Calonne on the same morning. The Canadians succeeded in penetrating German trenches on a front of 700 yards and pushed forward to a depth of 300 yards, or as far as the enemy's second line. The German dugouts were completely wrecked. The British report stated that heavy ...

— The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) - History of the European War from Official Sources • Various

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