bring+into+close+relation
1bring into close relation — index affiliate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2relation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. bearing, close connection; narration, narrative, storytelling; kinship, family tie; kinsman, relative; reference; proportion, ratio. See relation, description, posterity. II Close connection Nouns 1 …
3close — vb 1 Close, shut are very close synonyms in the sense of to stop or fill in an opening by means of a closure (as a door, a gate, a lid, or a cover) and are often used interchangeably. However, they may have distinctive nuances of meaning and… …
4close — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. compact, dense, firm; stifling, oppressive, muggy, stale, stuffy; stingy, tight fisted, niggardly; taut; confining, constrictive; near, intimate; secretive, reticent, reserved; approximate. See… …
5bring — bringer, n. /bring/, v.t., brought, bringing. 1. to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office. 2. to cause to come to or… …
6close — 1. adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a having a strong or immediate relation or connection (close friend; close relative). b in intimate friendship or association (were very close). c… …
7Sign relation — A sign relation is the basic construct in the theory of signs, also known as semeiotic or semiotics, as developed by Charles Sanders Peirce.AnthesisThus, if a sunflower, in turning towards the sun, becomes by that very act fully capable, without… …
8affiliate — af·fil·i·ate 1 /ə fi lē ˌāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vt 1: to bring or receive into close association as a member or division 2: to join or associate as a member or division vi: to connect or associate oneself usu. used with with has jus …
9affiliate — v. a. 1. Adopt, take or treat as one s own child. 2. Connect, associate, unite, join, annex, graft in or upon, incorporate, bring into close relation, make resemble …
10associate — I. v. a. Join, conjoin, unite, connect, combine, affiliate, yoke, couple, link, bring into close relation. II. v. n. Fraternize, sort, consort, keep company, be in familiar intercourse. III. n. 1. Companion, mate, fellow, yoke fellow, comrade,… …
