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To Cite

  1. to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
  2. to list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
  3. to summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
Usage notes

Loosely, or for brevity in journalism, the word is used to mean no more than "mention". [an extension of sense 1]