pertain+or+appertain+to

  • 91touch upon — Synonyms and related words: address to, affect, allude to, answer to, appertain to, apply to, bear on, bear upon, belong to, blink, bring to attention, bring to notice, brush, brush by, call attention to, carefully ignore, cite, cold shoulder,… …

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  • 92belong — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. form part of; be someone s; relate to. See possession, relation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be properly placed] Syn. fit, go, reside, normally exist, have (its) place, pertain, appertain, bear,… …

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  • 93obtain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. acquire, set; prevail. See existence, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To gain possession] Syn. occupy, reach, invade, capture, recover, take, grab, accomplish, acquire, procure, get, force from …

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  • 94possession — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of owning or the thing owned Nouns 1. possession, ownership; proprietorship, lordship, fee, seigniorage, seigniory; empire, dominion (see authority); interest, stake, estate, right, title, claim,… …

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  • 95bear on or upon — bear on (or upon) (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be pertinent: appertain, apply, concern, pertain, refer, relate. Idioms: have a bearing on, have to do with. See RELEVANT …

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  • 96Possession — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Possession >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 possession possession seizin seisin Sgm: N 1 ownership ownership &c. 780 Sgm: N 1 occupancy occupancy Sgm: N 1 hold hold holding Sgm …

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  • 97adhere — v. n. 1. Stick, cling, cleave, hold, cohere, take hold, be firmly fixed. 2. Belong, pertain, appertain, be appurtenant, be intimately related. 3. Be faithful, be devoted, be attached, stand by, be true …

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  • 98relate to — Respect, regard, concern, refer to, appertain to, belong to, pertain to …

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  • 99refer — I. v. a. 1. Direct, consign, commit, leave, deliver over, give in charge. 2. Attribute, ascribe, impute, assign. II. v. n. 1. Relate, point, belong, pertain, appertain, have reference, respect. 2. Appeal, have recourse, apply, consult. 3. Allude …

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  • 100apply — verb 1) more than 300 people applied for the job Syn: put in an application for, put in for, try (out) for, bid for, appeal for, petition for, sue for, register for, audition for; request, seek, solicit (for), claim, ask for, try to obtain 2) …

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