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appertain to
THESAURUS
appertain to
affect, answer to, apply to, bear on, bear upon, belong to, concern, connect, correspond to, deal with, have connection with, interest, involve, liaise with, link with, pertain to, refer to, regard, relate to, respect, tie in with, touch, touch upon, treat of, vest inROGET THESAURUS
appertain to
Relation
VB be related, have a relation, relate to, refer to, bear upon, regard, concern, touch, affect, have to do with, pertain to, belong to, appertain to, answer to, interest, bring into relation with, bring to bear upon, connect, associate, draw a parallel, link.Component
VB enter into, enter into the composition of, be a component, be part of, form part of, merge in, be merged in, be implicated in, share in, belong to, appertain to, combine, inhere in, unite, form, make, constitute, compose.Possession
VB possess, have, hold, occupy, enjoy, be possessed of, have in hand, own, command, inherit, come to, come in for, engross, monopolize, forestall, regrate, impropriate, have all to oneself, corner, have a firmhold of, get into one's hand, belong to, appertain to, pertain to, be in one's possession, vest in.Property
VB possess, be the possessor of, own, have for one's own, have for one's very own, come in for, inherit, savor of the realty, be one's property, belong to, appertain to, pertain to.For further exploring for "appertain to" in Webster Dictionary Online