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