Synonyms for cite

verb

1. To summon

   call, arraign, order, subpoena; see summon 1.

2. To refer to as authority

   quote, mention, refer to, allude to, appeal to, repeat, point out, point up, enumerate, tell, cite an instance, quote chapter and verse, number, recount, recite, rehearse, illustrate with, excerpt, indicate, give as example, extract, exemplify, call to witness, evidence, commend; see also mention, praise 1, refer 2.

   Antonyms ignore, neglect*, distrust.