Connect
Connect verb - To put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole.
Make contact and connect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make contact" instead a verb "Connect".
Make contact
Connect and make contact are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Connect" instead a verb phrase "Make contact".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Only applicable to specific moves, an FRC uses less Tension meter than a regular Roman Cancel and can also work even if the move doesn't connect (whereas regular RCs must actually make contact, meaning you can make non-safe attacks safe by expending 25% of your Tension gauge).
Source: Video Game / Guilty Gear
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