Nouns

(n)citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotationa short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”, “the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book”, “the article includes mention of similar clinical cases”

Verbs

(v)mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refermake reference to“he was named in connection with the invention”
(v)mention, citecommend“he was cited for his outstanding achievements”
(v)reference, citerefer to“he referenced his colleagues' work”
(v)quote, citerepeat a passage from“He quoted the Bible to her”
(v)quote, citerefer to for illustration or proof“He said he could quote several instances of this behavior”
(v)adduce, abduce, citeadvance evidence for
(v)summon, summons, citecall in an official matter, such as to attend court