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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Refer \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.
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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.
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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.
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To refer one's self, to have recourse; to betake one's
self; to make application; to appeal. [Obs.]
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I'll refer me to all things sense. --Shak.
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WordNet refer
v 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]

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