RELATE

associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect

(verb) make a logical or causal connection; “I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind”; “colligate these facts”; “I cannot relate these events at all”

relate

(verb) give an account of; “The witness related the events”

relate

(verb) have or establish a relationship to; “She relates well to her peers”

refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have to do with

(verb) be relevant to; “There were lots of questions referring to her talk”; “My remark pertained to your earlier comments”

relate, interrelate

(verb) be in a relationship with; “How are these two observations related?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

relate (third-person singular simple present relates, present participle relating, simple past and past participle related)

(transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.

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

(intransitive) To have a connection.

(intransitive) To interact.

(intransitive) To respond through reaction.

(intransitive, with to) To identify with; to understand.

(obsolete) To bring back; to restore.

Synonyms

• chronicle

• describe

• divulge

• recount

• state

Anagrams

• Aertel, Tralee, alreet, e-alert, earlet, elater, telera

Source: Wiktionary


Re*late" (r-lt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Related; p. pr. & vb. n. Relating.] Etym: [F. relater to recount, LL. relatare, fr. L. relatus, used as p. p. of referre. See Elate, and cf. Refer.]

1. To bring back; to restore. [Obs.] Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again Both light of heaven and strength of men relate. Spenser.

2. To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.]

3. To recount; to narrate; to tell over. This heavy act with heavy heart relate. Shak.

4. To ally by connection or kindred. To relate one's self, to vent thoughts in words. [R.]

Syn.

– To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report; detail; describe.

Re*late", v. i.

1. To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; -- with to. All negative or privative words relate positive ideas. Locke.

2. To make reference; to take account. [R.& Obs.] Reckoning by the years of their own consecration without relating to any imperial account. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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