1) Advert 2) Bring up 3) Cite 4) Flaunt monikers 5) Imply ties with VIPs 6) Make a personal connection 7) Mention 8) Mention a famous friend 9) Name 10) Refer 11) To indulge in name-dropping 12) Try to impress at a party 1) Refer 
[v] - refer to people that one assumes one`s interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them