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make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

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"

send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

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"

send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

To carry or send back.

Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, 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.

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 have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary.

To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote.

To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election.

To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his employer for the truth of his story.

To carry or send back.

Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, 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.

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 have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary.

To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote.

To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election.

To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his employer for the truth of his story.

To submit to another person or authority for information or decision; as, they referred the question to the president; to direct or send for information, etc.; as, to refer one to the dictionary; to place in a certain class, or explain as due to a certain cause.

To direct attention; allude; as, he did not refer to the war; appeal; apply; as, he referred frequently to his notes; to direct one person to another for information; as, to refer to a former employer.

Referred.

Referring.

To submit to another person or authority: to assign: to reduce.

To have reference or recourse: to relate: to allude:-pr.p. referring; pa.t. and pa.p. referred.

To take or send back; submit to another; assign.

To direct, as for information; assign; attribute.

To have reference; allude.

To give a reference.