Main entry: associate, colligate, link, link up, tie in, connect, relate
Definition: make a logical or causal connection
Usage: I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind; colligate these facts; I cannot relate these events at all
Antonyms: dissociate, decouple
Definition: regard as unconnected
Main entry: associate
Definition: having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status
Usage: an associate member; an associate professor
Antonyms: dominant
Definition: exercising influence or control
Antonyms: insubordinate
Definition: not submissive to authority