1. Verb
To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.
2. Verb
To urge; to enjoin.
3. Verb
To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
4. Verb
To refer to or specify, as for support, proof, illustration, or confirmation.
5. Verb
To bespeak; to indicate.
6. Verb
To notify of a proceeding in court.
7. Noun
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"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
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