cite
Mention as authority
To cite is to refer to a source as evidence or authority: She cited three studies supporting her argument.
In legal contexts, cite means to summon before a court or issue a citation: He was cited for speeding.
Cite also means to mention as an example or commend formally: The soldier was cited for bravery.
Segment of text
- excerptPortion taken from larger work
- quoteRepeated words from another
- textWritten or printed words
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
verbatim · quotation · source · author · chapter · verse · line · epigraph
Writ requiring testimony
- summonsFormal court notification
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- defendantParty facing charges
plaintiff · verdict · litigation · appear · testify · witness · trial · hearing
List of cited works
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- endnoteBack-of-book citation
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
- journalRecord of daily events
publication · research · thesis · dissertation · abstract · MLA · APA · Chicago
Highly skilled practitioner
- sourcePoint of origin
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- supportTo uphold or sustain
invoke · precedent · establish · corroborate · substantiate · backup · justify · validate
Expression of approval
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- recognizePerceive as known
- medalMetal honor token
- valorCourage in danger
bravery · gallantry · distinction · meritorious · award · commendation · decoration · ceremony
passage
Segment of text
attribution · verbatim · quotation · source · author · chapter · verse · line · epigraph · reference
subpoena
Writ requiring testimony
- summonsFormal court notification
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
defendant · plaintiff · verdict · litigation · appear · testify · witness · trial · hearing · judicial
bibliography
List of cited works
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- endnoteBack-of-book citation
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
journal · publication · research · thesis · dissertation · abstract · MLA · APA · Chicago · Harvard
expert
Highly skilled practitioner
- sourcePoint of origin
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
support · invoke · precedent · establish · corroborate · substantiate · backup · justify · validate · bolster
praise
Expression of approval
valor · bravery · gallantry · distinction · meritorious · award · commendation · decoration · ceremony · heroism
- acknowledgmentsacknowledgment, acknowledgement, acknowledgments, acknowledgment, dedications
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- editorial actionsedit, revise, proofread, publish, review
- homophoneshomophones, hear, here, see, sea
- soft ccell, celery, cent, center, central
- bullfightingmatador, picador, toro, torero, muleta
citeplagiarize
Present others' work as yours
ignore · neglect · steal · appropriate · misattribute
- works citedList of sources used
- traffic citationsWritten notices for violations
- citation neededRequest for verification
- in-text citationSource acknowledgment within prose
- legal citationReference to judicial authority
- source citationsDocumented origin references
excited, excite, recite, excitable, solicit, incite, citation, recited, reciting