refer
verb
[ rɪˈfəː ]
• mention or allude to.
• "her mother never referred to him again"
Similar:
mention,
make mention of,
make reference to,
allude to,
touch on,
speak of/about,
talk of/about,
write about,
cite,
name,
comment on,
deal with,
go into,
treat (of),
note,
point out,
call attention to,
bring up,
raise,
broach,
introduce,
advert to,
moot,
• pass a matter to (a higher body) for a decision.
• "the prisoner may require the Secretary of State to refer his case to the Parole Board"
• trace or attribute something to (someone or something) as a cause or source.
• "the God to whom he habitually referred his highest inspirations"
• fail (a candidate in an examination).
• "twenty-four students passed the prescribed test while four students were referred"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French referer or Latin referre ‘carry back’, from re- ‘back’ + ferre ‘bring’.
