associated

(verb) make a logical or causal connection. Synonyms: associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect. Examples: "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind." "Colligate these facts." "I cannot relate these events at all."

(verb) keep company with; hang out with. Synonyms: consort, associate, affiliate, assort. Examples: "He associates with strange people." "She affiliates with her colleagues."

(verb) bring or come into association or action. Synonyms: consociate, associate. Example: "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution."