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refer vs send

send vs refer

refer and send both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
refer No No Yes No
send No No Yes No
As verbs, send is a hypernym of refer; that is, send is a word with a broader meaning than refer:
  • refer: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
  • send: cause to go somewhere
Other hypernyms of refer include direct.
refer (verb) send (verb)
think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
have as a meaning transfer
make reference to broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
use a name to designate assign to a station
seek information from to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision transport commercially
be relevant to cause to go somewhere
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
Difference between refer and send

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