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Noun
S:
(n)
citation#3 (citation%1:10:01::)
,
cite#1 (cite%1:10:00::)
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acknowledgment#2 (acknowledgment%1:10:01::)
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credit#7 (credit%1:10:02::)
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reference#2 (reference%1:10:03::)
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mention#2 (mention%1:10:02::)
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quotation#1 (quotation%1:10:01::)
(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"
Verb
(13)
S:
(v)
mention#1 (mention%2:32:02::)
,
advert#3 (advert%2:32:12::)
,
bring up#7 (bring_up%2:32:00::)
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cite#1 (cite%2:32:00::)
,
name#6 (name%2:32:04::)
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refer#1 (refer%2:32:01::)
(make reference to)
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
(4)
S:
(v)
mention#3 (mention%2:32:01::)
,
cite#2 (cite%2:32:01::)
(commend)
"he was cited for his outstanding achievements"
(3)
S:
(v)
reference#1 (reference%2:36:00::)
,
cite#3 (cite%2:36:00::)
(refer to)
"he referenced his colleagues' work"
(2)
S:
(v)
quote#1 (quote%2:32:00::)
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cite#4 (cite%2:32:02::)
(repeat a passage from)
"He quoted the Bible to her"
direct troponym
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full troponym
verb group
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
quote#3 (quote%2:32:02::)
,
cite#5 (cite%2:32:05::)
(refer to for illustration or proof)
"He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
verb group
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
mention#1 (mention%2:32:02::)
,
advert#3 (advert%2:32:12::)
,
bring up#7 (bring_up%2:32:00::)
,
cite#1 (cite%2:32:00::)
,
name#6 (name%2:32:04::)
,
refer#1 (refer%2:32:01::)
(make reference to)
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
S:
(v)
think of#4 (think_of%2:31:02::)
,
have in mind#1 (have_in_mind%2:31:01::)
,
mean#6 (mean%2:31:01::)
(intend to refer to)
"I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
S:
(v)
associate#1 (associate%2:31:00::)
,
tie in#2 (tie_in%2:31:00::)
,
relate#1 (relate%2:31:00::)
,
link#1 (link%2:31:00::)
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colligate#1 (colligate%2:31:02::)
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link up#3 (link_up%2:31:00::)
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connect#2 (connect%2:31:00::)
(make a logical or causal connection)
"I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
S:
(v)
think#3 (think%2:31:00::)
,
cogitate#2 (cogitate%2:31:00::)
,
cerebrate#1 (cerebrate%2:31:00::)
(use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
"I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
sentence frame
S:
(v)
adduce#1 (adduce%2:32:00::)
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abduce#1 (abduce%2:32:00::)
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cite#6 (cite%2:32:06::)
(advance evidence for)
S:
(v)
summon#1 (summon%2:32:00::)
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summons#1 (summons%2:32:00::)
,
cite#7 (cite%2:32:07::)
(call in an official matter, such as to attend court)