relate
Verb
Verb Forms: related, relating, relates
- To give an account of; to connect logically or causally.
- make a logical or causal connection
- "I cannot relate these events at all"
- be relevant to
- give an account of
- "The witness related the events"
- be in a relationship with
- "How are these two observations related?"
- have or establish a relationship to
- "She relates well to her peers"
- To tell in a descriptive way.
- To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
- To have a connection.
- To interact.
- To respond through reaction.
- To identify with; to understand.
- To bring back; to restore.
Examples
- He struggled to RELATE his random letters into a high-scoring word on the Scrabble board.
- I find it difficult to relate to others because I'm extremely introverted.
- Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today.
- The captain related an old yarn.
- The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“carry back; report”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of refer. See also infer, collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prefer and prelate among others.
Synonyms
associate, bear on, colligate, come to, concern, connect, have-to doe with, interrelate, link, link up, pertain, refer, tie in, touch, touch on, ally, chronicle, describe, divulge, recount, state
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 6
relate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrelate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
relate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary