cross-refer
verb /ˌkrɒs rɪˈfɜː(r)/
/ˌkrɔːs rɪˈfɜːr/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cross-refer | /ˌkrɒs rɪˈfɜː(r)/ /ˌkrɔːs rɪˈfɜːr/ |
| he / she / it cross-refers | /ˌkrɒs rɪˈfɜːz/ /ˌkrɔːs rɪˈfɜːrz/ |
| past simple cross-referred | /ˌkrɒs rɪˈfɜːd/ /ˌkrɔːs rɪˈfɜːrd/ |
| past participle cross-referred | /ˌkrɒs rɪˈfɜːd/ /ˌkrɔːs rɪˈfɜːrd/ |
| -ing form cross-referring | /ˌkrɒs rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/ /ˌkrɔːs rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/ |
- cross-refer (something) to something to refer to another text or part of a text, especially to give more information about something
- The entry for ‘polygraph’ is cross-referred to the entry for ‘lie detector’.