refers
Sends for expertise
Refers is the third-person singular of refer—to direct attention toward something or mention it: She refers to him as her partner, The document refers to an earlier agreement.
To refer someone is to send them elsewhere for help or information: My doctor referred me to a specialist.
Refer also means to consult: I referred to my notes during the presentation.
Exact location or meaning
- denoteRepresent in meaning
- signifyTo convey meaning
- designateFormally select or name
- specifyState in detail
identify · name · mention · describe · represent · stand for · mean · single out
Connect or recount
- linkPoint of connection
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- correlateShow mutual relationship
- pertainBe relevant to
correspond · tie · interconnect · interrelate · bridge · parallel · align · relevance
Indirect suggestion
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
- implyIndicate without stating
- insinuateSuggest without directly stating
- alludeRefer indirectly
intimate · infer · oblique · indirect · veiled · tacit · euphemism · innuendo
point
Exact location or meaning
specify · identify · name · mention · describe · represent · stand for · mean · single out · pick out
relate
Connect or recount
pertain · correspond · tie · interconnect · interrelate · bridge · parallel · align · relevance · bearing
hint
Indirect suggestion
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
- implyIndicate without stating
- insinuateSuggest without directly stating
allude · intimate · infer · oblique · indirect · veiled · tacit · euphemism · innuendo · subtext
citation
Mention of a source
- sourcePoint of origin
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- bibliographyList of cited works
quote · attribute · scholarly · academic · journal · endnote · ibid · parenthetical · credit · plagiarism
send
Cause to arrive elsewhere
hand off · pass along · redirect · assign · delegate · consult · specialist · intake · triage · outsource
refersignores
Refuses to acknowledge
overlooks · omits · disregards · neglects · avoids
refersretains
Continues to possess
keeps · withholds · receives · accepts · takes back
refersdisconnects
Breaks a connection
dissociates · separates · detaches · unlinks · severs
- refer toDirect to for information
- points of referenceStandards for comparison or orientation
- reference guideInformational consultation resource
- reference worksPublications for looking things up
- reference listsCataloged source citations
- frame of referenceContext for judgment
refer, referee, reference, referring, references, referred, referral, referencing, referenced