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re·late       [ri-leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
2.to bring into or establish association, connection, or relation: to relate events to probable causes.
–verb (used without object)
3.to have reference (often fol. by to).
4.to have some relation (often fol. by to).
5.to establish a social or sympathetic relationship with a person or thing: two sisters unable to relate to each other.
[Origin: 1480–90; < L relātus, suppletive ptp. of referre to carry back (see refer)]

—Related forms
re·lat·a·bil·i·ty, noun
re·lat·a·ble, adjective
re·lat·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. narrate, delineate, detail, repeat. Relate, recite, recount, rehearse mean to tell, report, or describe in some detail an occurrence or circumstance. To relate is to give an account of happenings, events, circumstances, etc.: to relate one's adventures. To recite may mean to give details consecutively, but more often applies to the repetition from memory of something learned with verbal exactness: to recite a poem. To recount is usually to set forth consecutively the details of an occurrence, argument, experience, etc., to give an account in detail: to recount an unpleasant experience. Rehearse implies some formality and exactness in telling, sometimes with repeated performance as for practice before final delivery: to rehearse one's side of a story. 2. ally.
—Antonyms 2. dissociate.
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re·late       (rĭ-lāt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   re·lat·ed, re·lat·ing, re·lates

v.   tr.
  1. To narrate or tell. See Synonyms at describe.
  2. To bring into or link in logical or natural association. See Synonyms at join.
  3. To establish or demonstrate a connection between.

v.   intr.
  1. To have connection, relation, or reference: The symbols relate to an earlier system.
  2. To have or establish a reciprocal relationship; interact: She doesn't relate well to her peers.
  3. To react in response, especially favorably: I just can't relate to these new fashions.


[Obsolete French relater, from Old French, from Latin relātus, past participle of referre : re-, re- + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]

re·lat'a·ble adj., re·lat'er n.
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