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Thesaurus: quote

To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer.

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  1. v. t. To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer.
  2. v. t. To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.
  3. v. t. To name the current price of.
  4. v. t. To notice; to observe; to examine.
  5. v. t. To set down, as in writing.
  6. n. A note upon an author.
  7. n. a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
  8. n. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
  9. v. repeat a passage from
  10. v. name the price of
  11. v. refer to for illustration or proof
  12. v. put quote marks around