verb (v)

• make reference to(verb.communication)

  Synonym:
  advert, bring up, cite, mention, name
  

  source: wordnet30
• be relevant to(verb.stative)

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

  Synonym:
  bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, relate, touch, touch on
  

  source: wordnet30
• think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another(verb.cognition)

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

  source: wordnet30
• send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision(verb.motion)

  Example:
  Refer a patient to a specialist.
  Refer a bill to a committee.
  

  source: wordnet30
• seek information from(verb.communication)

  Example:
  Refer to your notes.
  

  Synonym:
  consult, look up
  

  source: wordnet30
• have as a meaning(verb.communication)

  Synonym:
  denote
  

  source: wordnet30
• use a name to designate(verb.communication)

  Example:
  Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To carry or send back.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary.(verb)

  source: webster1913