1. (

• associate ,
• tie_in ,
• relate ,
• link ,
• colligate ,
• link_up ,
• connect

) make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" ;

2. (

• subsume ,
• colligate

) consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle ;