Thesaurus of refer

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refer

synonym (synonym of refer)

(verb)
advert, bring up, cite, mention, name
(verb)
bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain
(verb)
relate, touch, touch on, consult, look up
(verb)
denote

hypernym (refer IS A KIND OF .... relation)

(verb)
assort, class, classify, separate, sort
(verb)
sort out, research, intend, mean, signify
(verb)
stand for, have in mind, mean, think of, call
(verb)
name, direct, send

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF refer relation)

(verb)
convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around
(verb)
euphemise, euphemize, come back, hark back, recall
(verb)
return, identify, name, apply, slur
(verb)
express, state, commend, remember, speak of the devil
(verb)
remember, cite, quote, touch on, appeal
(verb)
invoke, namedrop, bring up, raise, drag up
(verb)
dredge up, cross-refer, subject, submit, recommit
(verb)
center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about
(verb)
revolve around, apply, go for, hold, affect
(verb)
involve, regard, interest, matter to

verb group (refer is verb group of ....)

(verb)
denote, advert, allude, touch

derivation (.... is derived from refer)

(verb)
reference, consultation, reference, book of facts, reference
(verb)
reference book, reference work, consultation, reference, source
(verb)
denotation, extension, reference, denotative, denotive
(verb)
denotative, explicit, name, citation, quotation
(verb)
quote, acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit
(verb)
mention, quotation, reference, mention, reference
(verb)
citation, naming, mentioner, referral, ref
(verb)
referee, reader, referee, reviewer, applicability
(verb)
pertinence, pertinency, apposite, apt, pertinent

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