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(verb) repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her |
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Synonyms: quote |
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Related Words: ingeminate, iterate, misquote, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell |
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(verb) refer to |
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Synonyms: reference |
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Related Words: compose, indite, pen, write |
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(verb) call in an official matter, such as to attend court |
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Synonyms: call for, summon, summons |
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Related Words: call, demand, send for, vouch, vouch in |
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(verb) advance evidence for |
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Synonyms: abduce, adduce |
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Related Words: bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify |
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(verb) cite, as for an outstanding achievement |
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Synonyms: acknowledge, mention |
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Related Words: praise |
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(verb) make reference to: "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
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Synonyms: advert, bring up, mention, name, refer |
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Related Words: appeal, bring up, commend, cross-refer, drag up, dredge up, have in mind, invoke, mean, namedrop, raise, remember, think of, touch on |
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