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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | concern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | relate to, have reference to |
| Synonyms: | answer to, appertain to, apply to, be about, be applicable to, be connected with, be dependent upon, be interdependent with, be pertinent to, be well taken, bear on, bear upon, belong to, deal with, depend upon, have a bearing on, have connections with, have implications for, have relation to, have significance for, have to do with, involve, pertain to, refer to, regard |
| Antonyms: | unconcern |
| Main Entry: | deal/deal with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | handle, manage |
| Synonyms: | act, approach, attend to, behave, behave toward, clear, concern, conduct oneself, consider, control, cope with, direct, discuss, get a handle on something, hack it, handle, have to do with, live with, make a go of it, make it, oversee, play, review, rid, see to, serve, take, take care of, treat, unburden, use |
| Antonyms: | mismanage |
| Main Entry: | participate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take part in activity |
| Synonyms: | aid, associate with, be a participant, be a party to, be into, chip in, come in, compete, concur, cooperate, engage, engage in, enter into, get in on, get in on the act, go into, have a hand in, have to do with, join in, latch on, lend a hand, partake, perform, play, share, sit in on, sit in, strive, take an interest in, tune in |
| Notes: | you partake of something and you participate in something |
| Antonyms: | observe, watch |
| 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: | regard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have something to do with |
| Synonyms: | apply to, be relevant to, bear upon, concern, have a bearing on, have to do with, interest, pertain to, refer to, relate to |
| 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 |
| Notes: | both recount and relate mean 'to tell, to give an account of,' but recount adds the semantic component 'in detail' |
| Antonyms: | dissociate |
| Main Entry: | relevant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate; to the purpose |
| Synonyms: | accordant, ad rem, admissible, allowable, applicable, applicatory, apposite, appurtenant, apt, becoming, cognate, compatible, concerning, conformant, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correlated, correspondent, fit, fitting, germane, harmonious, having direct bearing on, having to do with, important, material, on the button, on the nose, pat, pertaining to, pertinent, pointful, proper, referring, related, relative, significant, suitable, suited, to the point, weighty |
| Notes: | germane and relevant indicate pertinence to a matter, but may not be essential; material means pertinent and necessary relevant means 'worthy of raising in the context of discussion'; pertinent means 'applicable to the point at issue' |
| Antonyms: | inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable |
| Main Entry: | treat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act, behave towards |
| Synonyms: | account, act with regard to, appraise, conduct, conduct oneself toward, consider, deal with*, employ, estimate, evaluate, handle, have business with, have recourse to, have to do with, hold, look upon, manage, negotiate, play, rate, react toward, regard, respect, serve, take, use, value, wield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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