| Main Entry: | pertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be relevant to |
Synonyms: |
affect, appertain, apply, associate, be appropriate, be part of, be pertinent, bear on, befit, belong, combine, concern, connect, inhere with, join, refer, regard, relate, touch, vest |
| Main Entry: | appertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belong, be connected |
Synonyms: |
apply, be characteristic of, be part of, be pertinent, be proper, be relevant, bear, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch upon, vest |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be appropriate, relevant |
Synonyms: |
affect, allude, appertain, be applicable, be pertinent, bear upon, concern, connect, fit, involve, pertain, refer, regard, relate, suit, touch |
| Main Entry: | belong |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be part of, be in proper place |
Synonyms: |
accord, agree, appertain, apply, associate, attach to, be a component, be a constituent, be a part, be akin, be an adjunct of, be connected with, be fitting, be linked with, be related, be relevant, bear, bear upon, become, befit, chime, concern, correlate, correspond, exist, fit, go, go with, harmonize, have relationship to, have respect to, have to do with, inhere, match, permeate, pertain, refer, regard, reside, set, suit, touch, vest |
| Main Entry: | refer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | concern, apply |
Synonyms: |
answer, appertain, be a matter of, be about, be directed to, be relevant, bear upon, belong, connect, correspond with, cover, deal with, encompass, have a bearing on, have reference, have relation, have to do with, hold, include, incorporate, involve, pertain, point, regard, relate, take in, touch |
| Notes: | allude is 'mention indirectly, hint at' and refer is 'mention directly' |
| Main Entry: | relate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correlate, pertain |
Synonyms: |
affect, ally, appertain, apply, ascribe, assign, associate, be joined with, be relevant to, bear upon, bracket, combine, compare, concern, conjoin, connect, consociate, coordinate, correspond to, couple, credit, have reference to, have to do with, identify with, impute, interconnect, interdepend, interrelate, join, link, orient, orientate, pertain, refer, tie in with, touch, unite, yoke |
Antonyms: |
dissociate |
| Main Entry: | vest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, entrust |
Synonyms: |
belong, bestow, confer, consign, empower, endow, furnish, invest, lodge, pertain, place, put in the hands of, settle |
Antonyms: |
disapprove |