re·late  /rɪˈleɪt/

verb

1. 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"

synset: associate, tie_in, relate, link, colligate, link_up, connect

antonym: decouple, dissociate

2. be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

synset: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come_to, bear_on, touch, touch_on, have_to_do_with

3. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

synset: relate

4. be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?"

synset: relate, interrelate

5. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

synset: relate



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