About The Word Relate
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Relate
| Relate Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Relate?
[v] make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"
[v] give an account of; "The witness related the events" [v] have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" [v] bring into relation with [v] be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain, or relate to; "What's this novel all about?"; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk" [v] be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?" Synonyms | Synonyms for Relate: associate | bear on | colligate | come to | concern | connect | interrelate | link | link up | pertain | refer | tie in | touch | touch on Related Terms | Find terms related to Relate: See Also | affect | apply | associate | attach | be | bind | bond | center | center on | cerebrate | cogitate | colligate | concentrate on | connect | correlate | disrespect | focus on | free-associate | get along | get along with | get on | get on with | go for | harmonise | harmonize | have in mind | hold | hold | identify | interact | interest | interrelate | involve | link | link up | matter to | mean | mesh | narrate | obligate | oblige | predicate | recite | recount | regard | relate | relate | remember | revolve about | revolve around | spin | take back | tell | think | think of | tie | tie in | tie in | tutor Relate In Webster's Dictionary \Re*late"\ (r?-l?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Related}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Relating}.] [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. |
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