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Definition of Refer
1. Verb. Make reference to. "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
Generic synonyms: Have In Mind, Mean, Think Of
Specialized synonyms: Commend, Remember, Speak Of The Devil, Remember, Cite, Quote, Touch On, Appeal, Invoke, Namedrop, Bring Up, Raise, Drag Up, Dredge Up, Cross-refer
Derivative terms: Citation, Citation, Citation, Mention, Mention, Mentioner, Name, Naming, Reference
2. Verb. Be relevant to. "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Related verbs: Advert, Allude, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Center, Center On, Concentrate On, Focus On, Revolve About, Revolve Around, Apply, Go For, Hold, Affect, Involve, Regard, Interest, Matter To
Derivative terms: Pertinence, Pertinency, Pertinent, Reference
3. Verb. 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"
4. Verb. Send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision. "Refer a bill to a committee"
Generic synonyms: Direct, Send
Derivative terms: Referee, Referee, Reference, Referral
5. Verb. Seek information from. "Refer to your notes"
Generic synonyms: Research
Derivative terms: Consultation, Consultation, Reference, Reference
6. Verb. Have as a meaning. "`multi-' denotes `many' "
Generic synonyms: Intend, Mean, Signify, Stand For
Related verbs: Denote
Specialized synonyms: Convolute, Pervert, Sophisticate, Twist, Twist Around, Euphemise, Euphemize, Come Back, Hark Back, Recall, Return, Identify, Name, Apply, Slur, Express, State
Derivative terms: Denotation, Denotative, Denotative, Denotive, Reference, Reference
7. Verb. Use a name to designate. "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"
Definition of Refer
1. v. t. To carry or send back.
2. v. i. To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary.
Definition of Refer
1. Verb. (transitive) To direct the attention of. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To submit to an authority figure for consideration. ¹
3. Verb. (rfex) (intransitive construed with '''to''') To allude to, make a reference or allusion to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Refer
1. to direct to a source for help or information [v -FERRED, -FERRING, -FERS]
Medical Definition of Refer
1. 1. To carry or send back. 2. Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, infirmation, decision, etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer; to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a question of law to a superior tribunal. 3. To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances. To refer one's self, to have recourse; to betake one's self; to make application; to appeal. "I'll refer me to all things sense." (Shak) Origin: F. Referer, L. Referre; pref. Re- re- + ferre to bear. See Bear to carry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Refer
Literary usage of Refer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. List of Subject Headings for Use in Dictionary Catalogs by American Library Association (1895)
"Northwest boundary of the US refer from Boundaries. Northwest passage. See also
Arctic regions. refer from Arctic regions. Nose. See also Catarrh ; Smell. ..."
2. The Iliad by Homer, Walter Leaf (1886)
"... on his theory of ' ' dual for refer to Lance's original work, which is 469.
... refer ..."
3. A Treatise on the Power and Duty of an Arbitrator, and the Law of by Francis Russell (1878)
"The appointment need not recite nor refer to the matters in difference. ...
Effect in law of an agreement to refer future disputes. ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Two titles seem to refer to pitch. 'Al-'Alamoth (Ps. xlvi), "set to maidens", ie
to be sung with a soprano or falsetto voice. ..."
5. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke (1796)
"Idea* refer- $• 4' Whenever the mind refers any of red to any its ideas to any
thing extraneous to them, thing may they are then capable to be called true ..."
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