3 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Refer \Re*fer"\ (r[-e]*f[~e]r"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Referred}
(r[-e]*f[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Referring}.] [F.
r['e]f['e]rer, L. referre; pref. re- re- + ferre to bear. See
{Bear} to carry.]
1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. 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.
3. 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 refer one's self}, to have recourse; to betake one's
self; to make application; to appeal. [Obs.]
I'll refer me to all things sense. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
refer
verb
1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up},
{cite}, {name}]
2: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of
questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to
your earlier comments" [syn: {pertain}, {relate}, {concern},
{come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
3: 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"
4: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision;
"refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a
committee"
5: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary";
"refer to your notes" [syn: {consult}, {look up}]
6: have as a meaning; "'multi-' denotes 'many' " [syn: {denote}]
[also: {referring}, {referred}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
referred
See {refer}
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