Associate
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status. Having partial status or privileges. Following or accompanying; concomitant.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To join in or form a league, union, or association. To spend time socially; keep company. To join as a partner, ally, or friend. To connect or join together; combine. To connect in the mind or imagination
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague. A companion; a comrade. One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance. A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
Example sentence: The way it works for me is my sight and sound senses are combined. Every sound I associate with a color and every color I associate with a sound... The way I see things is constant streamers across the room, bouncing off from every touch and every sound. Over the years, I've learned what color palates I love most.
Relate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To tell in a descriptive way.To give an association.To make a connection from sth to sth (e.g. to relate this to that).To have a connection.To interact.To respond through reaction.To identify with, understand.
Example sentence: I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.