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Definitions for Relate

[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.
[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.
[6] (tr) to tell or narrate (a story, information, etc)
[7] (often foll by to) to establish association (between two or more things) or (of something) to have relation or reference (to something else)
[8] (intr often foll by to ) to form a sympathetic or significant relationship (with other people, things, etc)

Words related to Relate

disclose, reveal, describe, detail, present, compare, associate, pertain, ascribe, link, connect, affect, apply, concern, assign, refer, recite, picture, express, rehearse

Words nearby Relate

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Origin of Relate

1480–90; < Latin relātus, suppletive past participle of referre to carry back (see refer)

Other words from Relate

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.
un·re·lat·ing , adjective

Word origin for Relate

C16: from Latin relātus brought back, from referre to carry back, from re- + ferre to bear; see refer

Synonyms for Relate

describe, detail, disclose, present, reveal, chronicle, depict, divulge, express, impart, itemize, narrate, particularize, picture, recite, recount, rehearse, report, retell, sling, spill, state, tell, track, verbalize, break a story, clue one in, get off one's chest, give the word, lay it on the line, let one's hair down, run down, run through, set forth, shoot the breeze, spill the beans, spin a yarn