refer vs namedrop

refer and namedrop both are verbs.

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

As verbs, namedrop is a hyponym of refer; that is, namedrop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than refer:

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

refer (verb)	namedrop (verb)
think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another	refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
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