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📄 A quoted text 📄 To format as quote
to blockquote

to blockquote

6.7
To show quoted text as a separate indented block
  • verb
  • /ˈblɒkˌkwəʊt/
  • Texting
translation icon : citar en bloque
  • When writing your essay, make sure to blockquote any passages you want to emphasize.

Examples

  • Writers often blockquote long passages to highlight important quotations in their articles.

  • If you blockquote the quote, it will be easier for readers to identify the source.

  • Please blockquote the relevant section so it stands out from the rest of the text.

  • Please blockquote the important sections in your report.

  • Make sure to blockquote the author's words accurately.

  • Please blockquote the important quote so that it is distinct from the other text.

  • To improve readability, please blockquote the key phrases you are referencing.

Antonyms

to unquote
  • Specialized
7.2

To change text with codes back to its original form

How Separated

to blockquote
  • Texting
6.7
to set off
7 3.7
to quote
710 1.6
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

blockquote infinitive
blockquoted past
blockquoted past participle
blockquoting present participle
blockquotes third person singular

Etymology

The verb blockquote comes from the same parts block and quote, meaning to put words into a separated 'block' as a quotation. To blockquote something is to format it so readers can easily see it is a quote.