namedrop vs refer

namedrop and refer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
namedrop	No	No	Yes	No
refer	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, refer is a hypernym of namedrop; that is, refer is a word with a broader meaning than namedrop:

namedrop: refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
refer: make reference to

Other hypernyms of namedrop include advert, bring up, cite, mention, name.

namedrop (verb)	refer (verb)
refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them	think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
	have as a meaning
	make reference to
	use a name to designate
	seek information from
	send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
	be relevant to