Main entry: mention, quotation, reference, citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit
Definition: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Usage: the student's essay failed to list several important citations; the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book; the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
Main entry: summon, summons, cite
Definition: call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Main entry: abduce, adduce, cite
Definition: advance evidence for
Definition: commend
Usage: he was cited for his outstanding achievements
Definition: repeat a passage from
Usage: He quoted the Bible to her
Definition: refer to for illustration or proof
Usage: He said he could quote several instances of this behavior
Main entry: name, cite, bring up, advert, mention, refer
Definition: make reference to
Usage: His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
Definition: refer to
Usage: he referenced his colleagues' work