(v)match, mate, couple, pair, twinbring two objects, ideas, or people together“This fact is coupled to the other one”, “Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?”, “The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project”
(v)checkmate, mateplace an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game“Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves”