verb
cite
SYTE/saɪt/
Quote or refer to something as evidence or authority.
The researcher cites a passage from the book as evidence.
Etymology
To “call forward” first meant summoning someone officially. Applied to writing, it became calling forth another person's words as evidence or authority—the modern act of citing.
In context
And it often gets lost because, to cite the well-known Amazon AI problem, you can be so focused on fixing whatever the technical problem is.
More examples
- Please cite the source of that statistic.
- He cited a court decision as authority.
- She is citing the report in her article.
Forms
cite · cites · cited · citing
Similar words
- quote
- Quote reproduces words; cite can refer to a source without repeating its wording.