bridge the gap vs relate

bridge the gap

verb
  • To serve as or create a connection between two disconnected or disparate things. 

relate

verb
  • To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another). 

  • To interact. 

  • To respond through reaction. 

  • To have a connection. 

  • To identify with; to understand. 

  • To tell in a descriptive way. 

How often have the words bridge the gap and relate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )