Contrive
Relate
Relate verb - To form a close personal relationship.
Common collocations
| situation | contrive situation | relate situation |
| way | contrive way | relate way |
| circumstances | contrive circumstances | relate circumstances |
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Relate and Contrive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrive/relate
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