1
[ verb ] refer to or discuss briefly

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

At_the_same_time the multiple transvestitism involved - the fat man as girl and as baby , as coquette pretending to be a baby - touches for a moment horrifyingly upon the secret sources of a life like Jacoby 's , upon the sinister dreams which form the sources of any human life .

Related terms

mention

2
[ verb ] be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain, or relate to

Examples

"What's this novel all about?" "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"

Used in print

(Clarence Streit, "How the Civil War Kept You Sovereign"...)

And so I would only touch upon it now ( much_as I have long wanted to write a book about it ) .

3
[ verb ] restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Examples

"She repaired her TV set" "Repair my shoes please"

4
[ verb ] have an effect upon

Examples

"Will the new rules affect me?"

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