[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

refer \refer"\ r-ef~er", v. t. imp.  p. p. referred
   r-ef~erd"; p. pr.  vb. n. referring. f.
   r'ef'erer, l. referre; pref. re- re- + ferre to bear. see
   bear to carry.
   1. to carry or send back. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   to refer one's self, to have recourse; to betake one's
      self; to make application; to appeal. obs.
      1913 webster

            i'll refer me to all things sense.    --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
referred referring bear to refer one's self 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
mention advert bring up cite name pertain 
relate concern come to bear on touch 
touch on consult look up denote referring 
referred 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

referring
     see refer
see also:
refer 

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