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1Refer (software) — refer is a program for managing bibliographic references,and citing them in troff documents.It is implemented as a troff preprocessor.refer was written by Mike E. Lesk at Bell Laboratories [Michael Lesk. Some applications of inverted indexes on… …
2refer — re‧fer [rɪˈfɜː ǁ ɜːr] verb referred PTandPPX referring PRESPARTX refer to phrasal verb [transitive] 1. refer to something to mention something: • I refer to your letter of 22 March …
3refer — ► VERB (referred, referring) 1) (refer to) mention or allude to. 2) (refer to) direct the attention of (someone) to. 3) (refer to) (of a word or phrase) describe or denote. 4) ( …
4refer — 1 assign, credit, accredit, *ascribe, attribute, impute, charge Analogous words: associate, relate, connect (see JOIN): *direct, aim, point, lay 2 *resort, apply, go, turn Analogous words: consult, *c …
5Refer — Re*fer , v. i. 1. To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one s self; as, to refer to a dictionary. [1913 Webster] In suits . . . it is to refer to some friend of trust. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To have relation or reference; to relate;… …
6Refer — Re*fer (r[ e]*f[ e]r ), v. t. [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. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
7refer, refer back — Refer has much the same meaning as ALLUDE. Specifically it means to direct one s thoughts or attention to something else: Please refer to Chapter 10 for a further explanation of this topic. The prisoner twice referred to his former employer… …
8refer to — (of a word or phrase) describe or denote. → refer refer to consult (a source of information). → refer refer to mention or allude to. → refer …
9refer someone to — direct the attention of someone to. → refer refer someone to send someone to a medical specialist. → refer …
10refer something to — archaic trace or attribute something to (someone or something) as a cause or source. → refer refer something to pass a matter to (a higher body) for a decision. → refer …
