have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

commend, remember - mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife"

speak of the devil - mention someone's name who just then appears

remember - mention favourably, as in prayer; "remember me in your prayers"

quote, cite - refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"

touch on - refer to or discuss briefly

invoke, appeal - cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

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

bring up, raise - put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"

drag up, dredge up - mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories"

cross-refer - refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists

acknowledge, notice - express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"

authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"

quote, cite - refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"

misquote - quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"

quote, cite - repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"

cite, mention, refer, advert, bring up, name - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

bear witness, evidence, testify, prove, show - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

vouch - summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title

vouch in - summon into court to defend a lawsuit against another and to be made liable to pay any judgment secured for the plaintiff; "the defendant couches in his own insurance liability company to defend a negligence case aginst him"

send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

demand - summon to court