connected vs relating

connected

adj
  • Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices. 

  • Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity. 

  • Intimate; Having bonds of affection. 

  • Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization. 

  • Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network. 

  • That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets. 

  • Having relationships; involved with others. 

relating

noun
  • The act of relating, or forming or identifying relationships; relation. 

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