1refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work:authors who are highly regarded by their peers tend to be citedhe does not cite any source for this assertion
mention as an example:medics have been cited as a key example of a modern breed of technical expert
2praise (someone, typically a member of the armed forces) in an official report for a courageous act:he has been cited many times for his contributions in the intelligence area
3summon (someone) to appear in court:the writ cited only four of the signatories of the petition
