REFERS

Make reference to

Example: "He was named in connection with the invention"

• advert  10
• bring up
• cite  6
• mention  9
• name  6

• have in mind
• mean  6
• think of

• commend  14
• remember  14
• speak of the devil
• remember  14
• • cite  6
  • quote  14
  • touch on
  • appeal  10
  • invoke  13
  • namedrop
  • bring up
  • raise  5
  • drag up
  • dredge up
  • cross-refer
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Be relevant to

Example: "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"

• bear on
• come to
• concern  11
• have to do with
• pertain  9
• relate  6
• touch  10
• touch on

• center  8
• center on
• concentrate on
• focus on
• • revolve about
  • revolve around
  • apply  12
  • go for
  • hold  8
  • affect  14
  • involve  13
  • regard  8
  • interest  8
  • matter to
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Think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another

Example: "This plant can be referred to a known species"

Send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision

Example: "Refer a patient to a specialist"

• direct  9
• send  5

• submit  10
• recommit  14

Seek information from

Example: "You should consult the dictionary"

• consult  9
• look up

Have as a meaning

Example: "`multi-' denotes `many' "

• denote  7

• intend  7
• mean  6
• signify  14
• stand for

• convolute  14
• pervert  12
• sophisticate  19
• twist  8
• • twist around
  • euphemise  16
  • euphemize  25
  • come back
  • hark back
  • recall  8
  • return  6
  • identify  15
  • name  6
  • apply  12
  • slur  4
  • express  16
  • state  5
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Use a name to designate

Example: "Christians refer to the mother of jesus as the virgin mary"