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What is the verb for referral?

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refer
  1. (transitive) To direct the attention of.
  2. (transitive) To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
  3. (transitive) 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.
  4. (construed) To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.
  5. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (grammar) to be referential to another element in a sentence
  6. (computing) To address a specific location in computer memory.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. mention, cite, discuss, raise, broach, name, state, allude, introduce, note, quote, specify, suggest, invoke, point, adduce, advert, instance, interpolate, moot, insert, talk of, treat, allude to, bring up, comment on, deal with, go into, point out, speak about, speak of, talk about, make mention of, make reference to, touch on, advert to, hint at, lay out, write about, call attention to, treat of, direct attention to, make allusions to, give as an example, propose, advance, offer, put forward, refer to, present … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “At no stage did I refer to any of your shortcomings during our discussion.”
      “As delegator-in-chief, I would have minimal knowledge on the subject but would conveniently refer her to our resident expert.”
      “What particular matter does your complaint refer to?”
reference
  1. To refer to, to make reference to.
  2. To mention, to cite.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. cite, mention, invoke, quote, bring up, refer to, speak of, allude to, touch on, make mention of, make reference to, specify, instance, name, note, recount, drop, adduce, present, notice, offer, advance, point out, spell out, touch upon, advert to, give, identify, indicate, detail, enumerate, put forward, point to, tell of, lay out, evidence, get down to brass tacks, draw attention to, reveal, divulge, state, designate, disclose, communicate, declare, utter, tell, reproduce, define, intimate … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “His paper would reference several studies that had been conducted over the last decade.”
refereed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of referee
  2. Synonyms:
      3. adjudicated, judged, arbitrated, adjudged, umpired, determined, settled, decided, mediated, ran, run, ruled on, acted as arbiter, acted as arbitrator, acted as mediator, acted as negotiator, examined, passed judgement on, resolved, heard, tried, officiated, sat in judgment, made a ruling on, moderated, concluded, decreed, ordained, pronounced judgement on, sat in judgement on, pronounced on, passed judgment, made a judgement on, put on trial, gave a verdict on, given a verdict on, supervised, called, answered, reffed, negotiated, assessed, cleared up, considered, ruled, decided on, passed judgement, pronounced judgement, sat in judgement, formed judgment … more
refereeing
  1. present participle of referee
  2. Synonyms:
      3. adjudicating, judging, arbitrating, adjudging, umpiring, determining, settling, deciding, mediating, running, ruling on, acting as arbiter, acting as arbitrator, acting as mediator, acting as negotiator, examining, passing judgement on, resolving, hearing, trying, officiating, sitting in judgment, giving a verdict on, making a ruling on, moderating, concluding, ordaining, decreeing, pronouncing judgement on, sitting in judgement on, pronouncing on, passing judgment, making a judgement on, answering, negotiating, reffing, supervising, overseeing, calling, ruling, considering, clearing up, assessing, forming judgment, putting on trial, taking to court, giving a hearing, passing judgement, pronouncing judgement, sitting in judgement … more
referment
  1. To ferment again
referee
  1. To act as a referee.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. adjudicate, judge, arbitrate, adjudge, umpire, determine, settle, decide, mediate, run, rule on, act as arbiter, act as arbitrator, act as mediator, act as negotiator, be in control of, examine, pass judgement on, resolve, hear, try, officiate, sit in judgment, give a verdict on, make a ruling on, moderate, conclude, ordain, decree, pronounce judgement on, sit in judgement on, pronounce on, pass judgment, make a judgement on, answer, negotiate, ref, supervise, oversee, call, rule, consider, clear up, assess, form judgment, put on trial, give a hearing, take to court, pronounce judgement, pass judgement … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The courts' function had been to referee the dispute between the private parties.”
referments
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of referment
references
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reference
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cites, mentions, invokes, quotes, brings up, refers to, speaks of, alludes to, touches on, makes mention of, makes reference to … more
refers
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. mentions, cites, discusses, raises, broaches, names, states, alludes, introduces, notes, quotes, specifies, suggests, invokes, points, adduces, adverts, instances, interpolates, moots, inserts, talks of, treats, alludes to, brings up, comments on, deals with, goes into, points out, speaks about, speaks of, talks about, makes mention of, makes reference to, touches on, adverts to, hints at, lays out, write about, calls attention to, treats of, directs attention to, makes allusions to, gives as an example, proposes, advances, offers, puts forward, refers to, presents … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Only qualitative adjectives may be compared because only this type of adjective refers to qualities of objects which may vary in degrees.”
      “When applied to commerce, logistics refers to the moving, handling, warehousing and distribution of goods.”
      “Section 190, dealing with waiver, refers to a formal waiver by order of the court.”
referreth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of refer
referenced
  1. simple past tense and past participle of reference
  2. Synonyms:
      3. took, cited, excerpted, quoted, derived, extracted, recited, reproduced, abstracted, copied, parroted, parrotted, paraphrased, rehashed, repeated, retold, chose, culled, drew on, elicited, imitated, plagiarized, referred to, alluded to, plagiarised … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It is extensively referenced and provides the scientific evidence for many of the practices and principles of tuberculosis control.”
      “All these articles contain referenced material or the supporting documents themselves.”
      “With the exception of the modeling papers, most articles are well referenced with conclusions clearly supported by the data furnished.”
refermented
  1. simple past tense and past participle of referment
referrest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of refer
referred
  1. simple past tense and past participle of refer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. mentioned, cited, discussed, raised, broached, named, stated, alluded, introduced, noted, quoted, specified, suggested, invoked, pointed, adduced, adverted, instanced, interpolated, mooted, inserted, talked of, treated, alluded to, brought up, commented on, dealt with, went into, gone into, pointed out, spoke about, spoken about, spoke of, spoken of, talked about, made mention of, made reference to, touched on, adverted to, hinted at, laid out, lay out, wrote about, written about, called attention to, treated of, directed attention to, made allusions to, gave as an example, given as an example … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Protector of the ecumene, also referred to as commander, was the rank of the supreme commander of the military forces of the Forerunner ecumene.”
      “Were the case referred to any competent judge, they would inevitably be cast.”
      “Bird strikes, also referred as Avian ingestion when sucked into the plane's engine, commonly occur during takeoff and landing.”
referencing
  1. present participle of reference
  2. Synonyms:
      3. citing, mentioning, invoking, quoting, bringing up, referring to, speaking of, alluding to, touching on, making mention of, making reference to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Finally, Sontag begins winding down the book by referencing themes that she first asserted in On Photography.”
      “At my day job, I work with the parents of the generation I'm referencing, and the laissez-faireism in the latter is easy to spot in the former.”
      “The pair were referencing the exorbitant golden parachutes given just since last year to previous officials of the struggling airline.”
refermenting
  1. present participle of referment
referring
  1. present participle of refer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. mentioning, citing, discussing, raising, broaching, naming, stating, alluding, introducing, noting, quoting, specifying, suggesting, invoking, pointing, adducing, adverting, instancing, interpolating, mooting, inserting, talking of, treating, alluding to, bringing up, commenting on, dealing with, going into, pointing out, speaking about, speaking of, talking about, making mention of, making reference to, touching on, adverting to, hinting at, laying out, write about, calling attention to, treating of, directing attention to, making allusions to, giving as an example, proposing, advancing, offering, putting forward, referring to, presenting … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I am referring to Manchester Road Park which is an absolute disgrace and resembles a waste ground rather than a recreation area.”
      “Alyssa cocked her head sideways slightly referring to the glances they were getting.”
      “We were encouraged to mark our own work by referring to the answer books that were always readily available.”
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