refer

verbs

make reference to

"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer

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be relevant to

"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on

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think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another

"This plant can be referred to a known species"

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arrange or order by classes or categories

"How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out

send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision

"refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

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cause to go somewhere

"The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

direct, send

seek information from

"You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"

consult, look up, refer

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have as a meaning

"`multi-' denotes `many' "

denote, refer

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use a name to designate

"Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"

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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

"They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

call, name