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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUOTE, v.t.
1. To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat or adduce a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer; to quote the words of Peter, or a passage of Paul's writings; to quote chapter and verse.
2. In commerce, to name, as the price of an article.
3. To note.
QUOTE, n. A note upon an author. Obs.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else [syn: quotation mark, quote, inverted comma]
2: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited [syn: quotation, quote, citation] v
1: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" [syn: quote, cite]
2: name the price of; "quote prices for cars"
3: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" [syn: quote, cite]
4: put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (quoted; quoting) Etymology: Medieval Latin quotare to mark the number of, number references, from Latin quotus of what number or quantity, from quot how many, (as) many as; akin to Latin qui who — more at who Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. a. to speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment b. to repeat a passage from especially in substantiation or illustration c. borrow 2a <quoting the motifs of past artists> 2. to cite in illustration <quote cases of similar acts> 3. a. to state (the current price or bid-offer spread) for a commodity, stock, or bond b. to give exact information on 4. to set off by quotation marks intransitive verb to inform a hearer or reader that matter following is quoted • quoter noun II. noun Date: 1888 1. quotation 2. quotation mark — often used orally to indicate the beginning of a direct quotation

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 cite or appeal to (an author, book, etc.) in confirmation of some view. 2 repeat a statement by (another person) or copy out a passage from (don't quote me). 3 (often absol.) a repeat or copy out (a passage) usu. with an indication that it is borrowed. b (foll. by from) cite (an author, book, etc.). 4 (foll. by as) cite (an author etc.) as proof, evidence, etc. 5 a enclose (words) in quotation marks. b (as int.) (in dictation, reading aloud, etc.) indicate the presence of opening quotation marks (he said, quote, 'I shall stay'). 6 (often foll. by at) state the price of (a commodity, bet, etc.) (quoted at 200 to 1). 7 Stock Exch. regularly list the price of. --n. colloq. 1 a passage quoted. 2 a price quoted. 3 (usu. in pl.) quotation marks. Etymology: ME, earlier 'mark with numbers', f. med.L quotare f. quot how many, or as QUOTA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quote Quote, n. A note upon an author. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quote Quote, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quoting.] [OF. quoter, F. coter to letter, number, to quote, LL. quotare to divide into chapters and verses, fr. L. quotus. See Quota.] [Formerly written also cote.] 1. To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer. 2. To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare. 3. (Com.) To name the current price of. 4. To notice; to observe; to examine. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. To set down, as in writing. [Obs.] ``He's quoted for a most perfidious slave.'' --Shak. Syn: To cite; name; adduce; repeat. Usage: Quote, Cite. To cite was originally to call into court as a witness, etc., and hence denotes bringing forward any thing or person as evidence. Quote usually signifies to reproduce another's words; it is also used to indicate an appeal to some one as an authority, without adducing his exact words.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(quotes, quoting, quoted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you quote someone as saying something, you repeat what they have written or said. He quoted Mr Polay as saying that peace negotiations were already underway... She quoted a great line from a book by Romain Gary... I gave the letter to our local press and they quoted from it. VERB: V n as -ing, V n, V from n 2. A quote from a book, poem, play, or speech is a passage or phrase from it. The article starts with a quote from an unnamed member of the Cabinet. = quotation N-COUNT: oft N from n 3. If you quote something such as a law or a fact, you state it because it supports what you are saying. Mr Meacher quoted statistics saying that the standard of living of the poorest people had fallen. VERB: V n 4. If someone quotes a price for doing something, they say how much money they would charge you for a service they are offering or a for a job that you want them to do. A travel agent quoted her £160 for a flight from Bristol to Palma... He quoted a price for the repairs. VERB: V n n, V n 5. A quote for a piece of work is the price that someone says they will charge you to do the work. Always get a written quote for any repairs needed. = quotation N-COUNT 6. If a company's shares, a substance, or a currency is quoted at a particular price, that is its current market price. (BUSINESS) In early trading in Hong Kong yesterday, gold was quoted at $368.20 an ounce... Heron is a private company and is not quoted on the Stock Market. V-PASSIVE: be V-ed at amount, be V-ed on n 7. Quotes are the same as quotation marks. (INFORMAL) The word 'remembered' is in quotes. N-PLURAL 8. You can say 'quote' to show that you are about to quote someone's words. (SPOKEN) He predicts they will have, quote, 'an awful lot of explaining to do'. CONVENTION

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Cite, adduce, name, repeat.

Moby Thesaurus

affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, aver, bring in, bring up, call to mind, call up, cite, cite a particular, come again, copy, declare, demonstrate, ditto, do a repeat, do again, do over, document, double, duplicate, echo, example, excerpt, exemplify, extract, give a for-instance, illustrate, imitate, instance, itemize, mention, name, nuncupate, parrot, particularize, plagiarize, proclaim, quotation, recite, redo, redouble, reduplicate, reecho, refer to, reference, regurgitate, reincarnate, relate, renew, repeat, reproduce, retell, revive, say again, state