Citeren
Example: In zijn artikel besloot hij verschillende auteurs te citeren.
Definition
"Citeren" means to quote or repeat the exact words from a text or speech, usually to support an argument or provide evidence. For example, in the sentence 'In zijn artikel besloot hij verschillende auteurs te citeren,' it means he decided to quote several authors in his article.
Etymology
The word "citeren" comes from the Latin 'citare,' meaning to summon or call forth. It passed through French 'citer' before entering Dutch. Did you know? The original sense of 'citare' was more about calling someone to appear, but it evolved into the act of calling forth a passage in writing.
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"Citeren" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 4", containing 112 commonly used words.
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