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quote[1,verb] quote[2,noun] scare quotes

Main Entry: ¹quote
Pronunciation: 'kwOt also 'kOt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): quot·ed; quot·ing
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
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
- quot·er noun