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The language you cite, the words that make up the statement, mean something very specific.

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  1. transitive verb To quote as an authority or example.
  2. transitive verb To mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof: cited several instances of insubordinate behavior.
  3. transitive verb To commend officially for meritorious action in military service.
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  • The language you cite, the words that make up the statement, mean something very specific. —  Think Progress
  • The biggest reason they cite is the dearth of media coverage, which has been diverted by a raging financial crisis and presidential elections. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
  • They have or need no greater reason and any motives they cite are there only to convince you to give them the power to do as they will. —  Graphictruth
  • In the case you cite, the producers of said property went to great lengths to distribute their product WITH commensurate compensation to satisfy demand for said product. —  Betanews
  • And the NTD data as analyzed by Randall O'Toole you cite is a great means of getting your opposing point across. —  Streetsblog New York City
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English citen, to summon, from Old French citer, from Latin citāre; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = Dutch citeren = German citiren = Danish citere = Swedish citera, from French citer = Provencal Spanish Portuguese citar = Italian citare, from Latin citare, cause to move, excite, summon, freq. of ciēre, cīre, past participle cĭtus, rouse, excite, call, = Greek κίειν, go, causative κινείν, move. Hence, in comp., accite (of which, in its early form, actei, assite, cite is partly an abbreviation), concite, excite, incite, recite.
 

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