ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Quote', Synonyms of 'Quote' & More on 'Quote'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

quote
    n 1: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to
         someone else [syn: quotation mark, quote, inverted
         comma]
    2: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited [syn:
       quotation, quote, citation]
    v 1: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" [syn:
         quote, cite]
    2: name the price of; "quote prices for cars"
    3: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote
       several instances of this behavior" [syn: quote, cite]
    4: put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his
       colleague"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quote \Quote\ (kw[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quoted; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Quoting.] [OF. quoter, F. coter to letter, number,
   to quote, LL. quotare to divide into chapters and verses, fr.
   L. quotus. See Quota.] [Formerly written also cote.]
   1. 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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   2. To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a
      statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.
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   3. (Com.) To name the current price of.
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   4. To notice; to observe; to examine. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   5. To set down, as in writing. [Obs.] "He's quoted for a most
      perfidious slave." --Shak.
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   Syn: To cite; name; adduce; repeat.

   Usage: Quote, Cite. To cite was originally to call into
          court as a witness, etc., and hence denotes bringing
          forward any thing or person as evidence. Quote usually
          signifies to reproduce another's words; it is also
          used to indicate an appeal to some one as an
          authority, without adducing his exact words.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quote \Quote\ (kw[=o]t), n.
   A note upon an author. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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Thesaurus Results for Quote:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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