quote

n 1: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else syn quotation mark, inverted comma

2: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited syn quotation, citation

v 1: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" syn cite 2: name the price of; "quote prices for cars" 3: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" syn cite

4: put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"

Source: WordNet. Princeton University