· a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "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"

Synonym(s): citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation

Hypernym(s): note, annotation, notation

· make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

Synonym(s): mention, advert, bring_up, name, refer

Hypernym(s): think_of, have_in_mind, mean

· commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"

Synonym(s): mention

Hypernym(s): notice, acknowledge

· refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"

Synonym(s): reference

Hypernym(s): write, compose, pen, indite

· repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"

Synonym(s): quote

Hypernym(s): repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell

· refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"

Synonym(s): quote

Hypernym(s): mention, advert, bring_up, cite, name, refer

· advance evidence for

Synonym(s): adduce, abduce

Hypernym(s): testify, bear_witness, prove, evidence, show

· call in an official matter, such as to attend court

Synonym(s): summon, summons

Hypernym(s): call, send_for