refer

1. Make reference to (synset 201026199)
   "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
   is a type of: have in mind, mean, think of - intend to refer to
   subtypes:

   • commend, remember - mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
   • speak of the devil - mention someone's name who just then appears
   • remember - mention favorably, as in prayer
   • cite, quote - refer to for illustration or proof
   • touch on - refer to or discuss briefly
   • appeal, invoke - cite as an authority; resort to
   • namedrop - refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
   • bring up, raise - put forward for consideration or discussion
   • drag up, dredge up - mention something unpleasant from the past
   • cross-refer - refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists
   same as: advert, bring up, cite, mention, name
2. Be relevant to (synset 202681865)
   "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
   subtypes:

   • center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon
   • apply, go for, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable
   • affect, involve, regard - connect closely and often incriminatingly
   • interest, matter to - be of importance or consequence
   same as: bear on, come to, concern, have to do with, pertain, relate, touch, touch on
   verb group: advert, allude, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to
3. Think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another (synset 200657226)
   "This plant can be referred to a known species"
   is a type of: assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out - arrange or order by classes or categories
4. Send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision (synset 201956757)
   "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
   is a type of: direct, send - cause to go somewhere
   subtypes:

   • submit - refer for judgment or consideration
   • recommit - send back to a committee
5. Seek information from (synset 200878614)
   "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
   is a type of: research - attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
   same as: consult, look up
6. Have as a meaning (synset 200933429)
   "`multi-' denotes `many' "
   is a type of: intend, mean, signify, stand for - denote or connote
   subtypes:

   • convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
   • euphemise, euphemize - refer to something with a euphemism
   • come back, hark back, recall, return - go back to something earlier
   • identify, name - give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
   • apply - refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
   • slur - speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
   • express, state - indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
   same as: denote
   verb group: denote - be a sign or indication of
7. Use a name to designate (synset 201030303)
   "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"
   is a type of: be known as, call, know as, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

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