| Main Entry: | mention |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refer to |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, acquaint, adduce, advert, allude to, bring up, broach, call attention to, cite, communicate, declare, designate, detail, disclose, discuss, divulge, enumerate, hint at, impart, infer, instance, intimate, introduce, make known, name, notice, notify, observe, point out, point to, quote, recount, remark, report, reveal, speak about, speak of, specify, state, suggest, tell, throw out, touch on |
| Main Entry: | refer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mention |
Synonyms: |
accredit, adduce, advert, allude, ascribe, assign, associate, attribute, bring up, charge, cite, credit, designate, direct attention, excerpt, exemplify, extract, give as example, glance, hint, impute, indicate, insert, instance, interpolate, introduce, invoke, lay, make allusion, make mention of, make reference, name, notice, point, point out, put down to, quote, speak about, speak of, specify, touch on |
| Notes: | allude is 'mention indirectly, hint at' and refer is 'mention directly' |
| Main Entry: | treat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be concerned with; discuss |
Synonyms: |
advise, approach, arrange, comment, confabulate, confer, consider, consult, contain, criticize, deal with, deliberate, discourse on, enlarge upon, explain, go into, interpret, manipulate, reason, review, speak about, study, tackle, talk about, think, touch upon, weigh, write about |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |