Hypernyms for "refer"
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Hypernyms
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                    affect
                    appeal
                    apply
                    bring up
                    center
                    center on
                    cite
                    come back
                    commend
                    concentrate on
                    convolute
                    cross-refer
                    drag up
                    dredge up
                    euphemise
                    euphemize
                    express
                    focus on
                    go for
                    hark back
                    hold
                    identify
                    interest
                    invoke
                    involve
                    matter to
                    name
                    namedrop
                    pervert
                    quote
                    raise
                    recall
                    recommit
                    regard
                    remember
                    return
                    revolve about
                    revolve around
                    slur
                    sophisticate
                    speak of the devil
                    state
                    subject
                    submit
                    touch on
                    twist
                    twist around
            
    What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.