call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"
establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"
to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"
report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"