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TIE IN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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

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