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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a logical or causal connection
Example:
I cannot relate these events at all
Synonyms:
associate; colligate; connect; link; link up; relate; tie in
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "link up" is one way to...):
cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "link up"):
remember (exercise, or have the power of, memory)
interrelate (place into a mutual relationship)
correlate (bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation)
identify (conceive of as united or associated)
free-associate (associate freely)
have in mind; mean; think of (intend to refer to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
Example:
Link arms
Synonyms:
connect; link; link up; tie
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "link up"):
bridge; bridge over (connect or reduce the distance between)
hang together; interdepend (be connected)
hitch (connect to a vehicle:)
put through (connect by telephone)
tee (connect with a tee)
interconnect; interlink (cause to be interconnected or interwoven)
tie (unite musical notes by a tie)
daisy-chain (connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer)
attach (cause to be attached)
join (cause to become joined or linked)
ground (connect to a ground)
conjoin; join (make contact or come together)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
linkup (a fastener that serves to join or connect)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Be or become joined or united or linked
Example:
The travelers linked up again at the airport
Synonyms:
connect; join; link; link up; unite
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "link up"):
syndicate (join together into a syndicate)
articulate (unite by forming a joint or joints)
complect; interconnect; interlink (be interwoven or interconnected)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
