S: (n) citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage) "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
W: (v) cite [Related to: citation] (repeat a passage from) "He quoted the Bible to her"
W: (v) cite [Related to: citation] (make reference to) "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
W: (v) acknowledge [Related to: acknowledgment] (express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with) "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"
W: (v) credit [Related to: credit] (ascribe an achievement to) "She was not properly credited in the program"