—v.tr.
1 refer to briefly.
2 specify by name.
3 reveal or disclose (do not mention this to anyone).
4 (in dispatches) award (a person) a minor honour for meritorious, usu. gallant, military service.
—n.
1 a reference, esp. by name, to a person or thing.
2 (in dispatches) a military honour awarded for outstanding conduct.
Phrases and idioms:
don't mention it said in polite dismissal of an apology or thanks. make mention (or no mention) of refer (or not refer) to. not to mention introducing a fact or thing of secondary or (as a rhetorical device) of primary importance.
Derivatives:
mentionable adj.
Etymology: OF f. L mentio -onis f. the root of mens mind
Useful english dictionary. 2012.