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past tense form of refer.
past participle of refer.

referred

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mention v.
direct, guide v.
concern, apply v.
seek information v.

VERB

mention

Synonyms

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assign attribute cite hint indicate introduce invoke point out specify

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accredit adduce advert allude ascribe associate charge credit designate excerpt exemplify extract glance impute insert instance interpolate lay name notice point quote

WEAK

bring up direct attention give as example make allusion make mention of make reference put down to speak about speak of touch on

Antonyms

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ignore neglect remove

WEAK

hold back

VERB

direct, guide

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commit deliver hand over introduce pass on recommend send submit transfer turn over

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consign point relegate

WEAK

hand in put in touch

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dissuade end hold keep receive retain

WEAK

hold back

VERB

concern, apply

Synonyms

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answer connect deal with involve relate

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appertain belong cover encompass hold include incorporate pertain point regard touch

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be a matter of be about be directed to be relevant bear upon correspond with have a bearing on have reference have relation have to do with take in

Antonyms

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abandon disbelieve disregard drop exclude ignore

WEAK

hold back

VERB

seek information

Synonyms

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advise apply go

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commune confer consult recur repair resort run turn

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have recourse look up turn to

Antonyms

STRONG

halt stop

WEAK

hold back

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referred

Bass supports the city’s anticamping law, sometimes referred to as Municipal Code 41.18, but says it should be used sparingly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"This is very serious and I wonder whether some of these issues might need to be referred to authorities outside of the league," Bernstein said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Hyde referred to these scrimmages as the Ben Rice League.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Company boss Sam Altman, speaking in San Francisco on Tuesday during OpenAI's yearly event for technology developers, referred to "dots" as "remarkably capable, always-on agents that can handle really anything you can think of."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Diabetes mellitus—commonly referred to as diabetes—is a costly, silent killer. This complex but common disease occurs when a cat’s body either doesn’t produce or doesn’t properly use insulin.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas