cites

Meaning of cites

abbreviation, singular proper noun

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

verb, 3rd person present
  1. refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
    authors who are highly regarded by their peers tend to be cited
    he does not cite any source for this assertion
  2. praise (someone, typically a member of the armed forces) in an official report for a courageous act.
    he has been cited many times for his contributions in the intelligence area
  3. summon (someone) to appear in court.
    the writ cited only four of the signatories of the petition

plural noun

a citation.

late Middle English (in cite (sense 3 of the verb), originally with reference to a court of ecclesiastical law): from Old French citer, from Latin citare, from ciere, cire ‘to call’.

Information about cites

Hyphenation of cites

cites

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • cites is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

cites synonyms

Meaning mention or refer to (someone or something) to provide evidence or authority for a statement or opinion:

quote

Meaning produce a copy of:

reproduce

Meaning refer to (something) briefly and without going into detail:

mention

Meaning cite as evidence:

adduce

Meaning cite (a fact, case, etc.) as an example:

instance

Meaning identify clearly and definitely:

specify

Meaning identify correctly by name:

name

Meaning move forwards in a purposeful way:

advance

Meaning cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument:

invoke

Meaning praise formally or officially:

commend

Meaning express warm approval or admiration of:

praise

Meaning identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again:

recognize

Meaning authoritatively call on (someone) to be present as a defendant or witness in a law court:

summon

Meaning serve (someone) with a summons:

summons

Meaning summon (someone) with a subpoena:

subpoena

Meaning give (a baby or animal) a specified name:

call

Anagrams of cites

Cesti, cesti, tices

Words that rhyme with cites

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