| involvement | | |
| n. (act) | 1. engagement, involution, involvement, participation | the act of sharing in the activities of a group.; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| ~ commitment | an engagement by contract involving financial obligation.; "his business commitments took him to London" |
| ~ intervention, intercession | the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.).; "it occurs without human intervention" |
| ~ group participation | participation by all members of a group. |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. involvement | a connection of inclusion or containment.; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen" |
| ~ connection, connectedness, connexion | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it).; "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" |
| ~ implication | a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement).; "he was suspected of implication in several robberies" |
| ~ comprehension, inclusion | the relation of comprising something.; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. interest, involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something.; "an interest in music" |
| ~ enthusiasm | a lively interest.; "enthusiasm for his program is growing" |
| ~ concern | something that interests you because it is important or affects you.; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" |
| ~ curiosity, wonder | a state in which you want to learn more about something. |
| n. (state) | 4. affair, affaire, amour, intimacy, involvement, liaison | a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship. |
| ~ sexual relationship | a relationship involving sexual intimacy. |
| n. (state) | 5. involvement, participation | the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.). |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| relevance | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. relevance, relevancy | the relation of something to the matter at hand. |
| ~ connection, connectedness, connexion | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it).; "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" |
| ~ materiality | relevance requiring careful consideration. |
| ~ cogency | persuasive relevance. |
| ~ point | a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect. |
| ~ applicability, pertinence, pertinency | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand. |
| relate | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in | 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" |
| ~ remember | exercise, or have the power of, memory.; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others" |
| ~ 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.; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" |
| ~ interrelate | place into a mutual relationship.; "I cannot interrelate these two events" |
| ~ correlate | bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation.; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" |
| ~ identify | conceive of as united or associated.; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" |
| ~ free-associate | associate freely.; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories" |
| ~ have in mind, think of, mean | intend to refer to.; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" |
| v. (stative) | 2. bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | be relevant to.; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" |
| ~ allude, advert, touch | make a more or less disguised reference to.; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" |
| ~ center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around | center upon.; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" |
| ~ go for, apply, hold | be pertinent or relevant or applicable.; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" |
| ~ involve, affect, regard | connect closely and often incriminatingly.; "This new ruling affects your business" |
| ~ matter to, interest | be of importance or consequence.; "This matters to me!" |
| v. (communication) | 3. relate | give an account of.; "The witness related the events" |
| ~ recount, narrate, tell, recite | narrate or give a detailed account of.; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" |
| v. (stative) | 4. interrelate, relate | be in a relationship with.; "How are these two observations related?" |
| ~ interrelate | place into a mutual relationship.; "I cannot interrelate these two events" |
| ~ predicate | make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition.; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'" |
| ~ tutor | act as a guardian to someone. |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ tie in | be in connection with something relevant.; "This ties in closely with his earlier remarks" |
| v. (social) | 5. relate | have or establish a relationship to.; "She relates well to her peers" |
| ~ harmonise, harmonize | bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously.; "harmonize the different interests" |
| ~ oblige, obligate, bind, hold | bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted.; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| ~ connect | establish a rapport or relationship.; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty" |
| ~ disrespect | show a lack of respect for. |
| ~ mesh | work together in harmony. |
| ~ take back | resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband. |
| ~ get along with, get on, get on with, get along | have smooth relations.; "My boss and I get along very well" |
| ~ bind, bond, attach, tie | create social or emotional ties.; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" |
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