Nouns

(n)mention, referencea remark that calls attention to something or someone“she made frequent mention of her promotion”, “there was no mention of it”, “the speaker made several references to his wife”
(n)citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotationa short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”, “the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book”, “the article includes mention of similar clinical cases”
(n)mention, honorable mentionan official recognition of merit“although he didn't win the prize, he did get special mention”

Verbs

(v)mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refermake reference to“he was named in connection with the invention”
(v)note, observe, mention, remarkmake mention of“She observed that his presentation took up too much time”, “They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing”
(v)mention, citecommend“he was cited for his outstanding achievements”