## Meanings
1. To name a book, article, or author as the source of information.
2. To mention something as an example or reason.
3. To quote a passage from a book or another person's words.
4. To officially order someone to appear in court.
5. A short note that credits the source of information or a quotation.

## Examples
- You should cite all the authors of the works you reference.
- She cited rising costs as the reason for closing the shop.
- The lawyer cited an earlier court ruling to support her case.
- Police cited several of the protesters for blocking the road.
- The paper had hundreds of cites at the end.

## Derived Forms
- citability
- citable
- cital
- cocite
- miscite
- overcite
- re-cite
- subcite

## Related Forms
- attest
- citation
- quote

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *keyh₂-
- Root: citer
- Root: cito

## Etymology
From Old French citer, from Latin citare (“to cause to move, excite, summon”), frequentative of ciēre (“to rouse, excite, call”). Sense 4 is the original one.

## AI Etymology
Cite is from Old French citer, from Latin citare (“to cause to move, excite, summon”), frequentative of ciēre (“to rouse, excite, call”). Sense 4 is the original one. In present-day use, it can mean to name a book, article, or author as the source of information, or to mention something as an example or reason. Related forms include attest, citation, quote. Derived formations include citability, citable, cital, cocite, miscite.

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