Meaning : Be in connection with something relevant.
Example :
This ties in closely with his earlier remarks.
Meaning : Make a logical or causal connection.
Example :
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind.
Colligate these facts.
I cannot relate these events at all.
Synonyms : associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate
Regard as unconnected.
You must dissociate these two events!.