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quote
noun
1 quote
A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else.
synonyms: inverted comma, quotation mark.
Dutch: prijsopgave, bestek, citaat, aanhalingsteken
Polish: cudzysłów
2 quote
A passage or expression that is quoted or cited.
synonyms: citation, quotation.
Dutch: aanhalen, aanhaling, allegatie, citaat, citeren, quotatie, quote
Polish: przytoczenie, cytata, cytat
verb
1 quote
Repeat a passage from:
— He quoted the Bible to her.
synonym: cite.
Dutch: aanhalen, citeren
2 quote
3 quote
Refer to for illustration or proof:
— He said he could quote several instances of this behavior.
synonym: cite.
Roget 82:
conform to,
conform to rule;
accommodate oneself to,
adapt oneself to;
rub off corners.
be regular
etc.
adj.;
move in a groove;
follow observe the rules,
go by the rules,
bend to the rules,
obey the rules,
obey the precedents;
comply with,
tally with,
chime in with,
fall in with;
be guided by,
be regulated by;
fall into a custom,
fall into a usage;
follow the fashion,
follow the crowd,
follow the multitude;
pass muster,
do as others do,
hurler avec les loups [Fr.];
stand on ceremony;
when in Rome do as the Romans do;
go with the stream,
go with the flow,
swim with the stream,
swim with the current,
swim with the tide,
blow with the wind;
stick to the beaten track
etc.
(habit)
613;
keep one in countenance.
exemplify,
illustrate,
cite,
quote,
quote precedent,
quote authority,
appeal to authority,
put a case;
produce an instance
etc.
n.;
elucidate,
explain.
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Roget 467:
be evidence
etc.
n.;
evince,
show,
betoken,
tell of;
indicate
etc.
(denote)
550;
imply,
involve,
argue,
bespeak,
breathe.
have weight,
carry weight;
tell,
speak volumes;
speak for itself
etc.
(manifest)
525.
rest upon,
depend upon;
repose on.
bear witness
etc.
n.;
give evidence
etc.
n.;
testify,
depose,
witness,
vouch for;
sign,
seal,
undersign†,
set one's hand and seal,
sign and seal,
deliver as one's act and deed,
certify,
attest;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488.
[provide conclusive evidence]
make absolute,
confirm,
prove
(demonstrate)
478.
[add further evidence]
indorse,
countersign,
corroborate,
support,
ratify,
bear out,
uphold,
warrant.
adduce,
attest,
cite,
quote;
refer to,
appeal to;
call,
call to witness;
bring forward,
bring into court;
allege,
plead;
produce witnesses,
confront witnesses.
place into evidence,
mark into evidence.
[obtain evidence]
collect evidence,
bring together evidence,
rake up evidence;
experiment
etc.
463.
have a case,
make out a case;
establish,
authenticate,
substantiate,
verify,
make good,
quote chapter and verse;
bring home to,
bring to book.
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4 quote
Moby thesaurus: affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, aver, bring in, bring up, call to mind, call up, cite, cite a particular, come again, copy, declare, demonstrate, ditto, do a repeat, do again, do over, document, double, duplicate, echo, example, excerpt, exemplify, extract, give a for-instance, illustrate, imitate, instance, itemize, mention, name, nuncupate, parrot, particularize, plagiarize, proclaim, quotation, recite, redo, redouble, reduplicate, reecho, refer to, reference, regurgitate, reincarnate, relate, renew, repeat, reproduce, retell, revive, say again, state ... show more.
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