- v. make a logical or causal connection (view details)
- v. give an account of (view details)
- v. have or establish a relationship to (view details)
- v. have to do with or be relevant to (view details)
- v. be in a relationship with (view details)
Meaning 1: (verb) make a logical or causal connection
Usage Example(s): I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind, I cannot relate these events at all, colligate these facts
Synonym(s): associate ( what does associate stand for? ), colligate ( what does colligate stand for? ), connect ( what does connect stand for? ), link ( what does link stand for? ), link up ( what does link up stand for? ), tie in ( what does tie in stand for? )
Opposite(s): decouple ( what does decouple stand for? ), dissociate ( what does dissociate stand for? )
relate is derived from: association ( what does association stand for? ), colligation ( what does colligation stand for? ), conjugation ( what does conjugation stand for? ), conjunction ( what does conjunction stand for? ), connectedness ( what does connectedness stand for? ), connection ( what does connection stand for? ), connexion ( what does connexion stand for? ), junction ( what does junction stand for? ), link, linkage ( what does linkage stand for? ), relation ( what does relation stand for? )
Meaning 2: (verb) give an account of
Usage Example(s): The witness related the events
relate is derived from: recounting ( what does recounting stand for? ), relation, telling ( what does telling stand for? )
Meaning 3: (verb) have or establish a relationship to
Usage Example(s): She relates well to her peers
relate is derived from: relation
Meaning 4: (verb) have to do with or be relevant to
Usage Example(s): My remark pertained to your earlier comments, There were lots of questions referring to her talk
Synonym(s): bear on ( what does bear on stand for? ), come to ( what does come to stand for? ), concern ( what does concern stand for? ), pertain ( what does pertain stand for? ), refer ( what does refer stand for? ), touch ( what does touch stand for? ), touch on ( what does touch on stand for? )
relate is derived from: applicability ( what does applicability stand for? ), denotation ( what does denotation stand for? ), extension ( what does extension stand for? ), pertinence ( what does pertinence stand for? ), pertinency ( what does pertinency stand for? ), reference ( what does reference stand for? )
Meaning 5: (verb) be in a relationship with
Usage Example(s): How are these two observations related?
Synonym(s): interrelate ( what does interrelate stand for? )
relate is derived from: interrelatedness ( what does interrelatedness stand for? ), interrelation ( what does interrelation stand for? ), interrelationship ( what does interrelationship stand for? ), relation
Anagram1 for relate: elater (What does elater stand for?)
1An anagram is a word that results from the rearrangement of letters of another word. For example, an anagram of Mary is Army. Anagrams are fun!
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