relate
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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 followed by to ).
4.
to have some relation (often followed by to ).
5.
to establish a social or sympathetic relationship with a person or thing: two sisters unable to relate to each other.
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Related forms
re·lat·a·bil·i·ty, noun
re·lat·a·ble, adjective
re·lat·er, noun
mis·re·late, verb, mis·re·lat·ed, mis·re·lat·ing.
pre·re·late, verb (used with object), pre·re·lat·ed, pre·re·lat·ing.
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.
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.
2. dissociate.
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relate (rɪˈleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by to) | |
| 1. | (tr) to tell or narrate (a story, information, etc) |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | to form a sympathetic or significant relationship (with other people, things, etc) |
| [C16: from Latin relātus brought back, from referre to carry back, from | |
| re'latable | |
| —adj | |
| re'later | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
relate
1530, "to recount, tell," from L. relatus, used as pp. of referre (see refer), from re- "back, again" + latus (see oblate (n.)). Meaning "to establish a relation between" is from 1771. Sense of "to feel connected or sympathetic to" is attested
from 1950, originally in psychology jargon. Related in the sense of "connected by blood or marriage" is from 1702.
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Example sentences
Many of the puzzle clues relate to species that are extinct or near extinction and conservation efforts.
Words and expressions often relate to local realities, habits and cultures.
You've touched on a wonderful part of life that everyone around the world can relate to: kids.
Secondary definitions relate to the spread of cultural ideas or the process by which a new idea becomes accepted.
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