intransitive. To refer or appeal to a person or thing for confirmation or testimony. Obsolete.

transitive. = allege, v.1 (in various senses).

transitive. To cite, quote (an authoritative, esp. scriptural, author, text, or passage). Obsolete.

transitive. = allege, v.1 (in various senses).

transitive. To cite or quote from (a book); to refer to. Obsolete.

transitive. To cite or quote (a fact, case, etc.) as an example in support or illustration of an assertion, general rule, etc.

transitive. To make reference to (a passage, text, author, etc.), esp. as an authority or as providing support for an argument; (sometimes spec.) to…

To cite, quote, or adduce (a passage, etc.) out of a work in support of a view or statement.

transitive. To mention or refer to (a book, author, etc.) as providing support or evidence for a particular statement, opinion, or practice.