citar

/θiˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to cite

📅 citar = cite; both from Latin citare, to call or summon

English cite, recite and excite come from the same Latin root. To cite someone is to call on their words; to summon is to call a person. The noun cita, an appointment or date, is the meeting that call sets up.

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