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TIE IN
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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 "tie in" 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 "tie in"):
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:
Be in connection with something relevant
Example:
This ties in closely with his earlier remarks
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "tie in" is one way to...):
interrelate; relate (be in a relationship with)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
