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re·late
 relate
- pronunciation:
- rih
leIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
related, relates, relating |
| definition 1: |
to tell or give an account of; narrate.
- synonyms:
- impart, narrate, recount, tell
- similar words:
- communicate, delineate, describe, disclose, divulge, portray, repeat, report, say
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| definition 2: |
to establish connections or associations with.
She related one idea to another.- synonyms:
- associate, connect, link
- antonyms:
- dissociate
- similar words:
- ally, couple, identify, join, marry, mate, unite
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| related words: |
advise, approximate, attribute, chronicle, compare, convey, detail, enumerate, give away, inform, leak, pass, phrase, piece, recite, rehearse, say, speak, spin, state |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to interact or communicate with others.
She relates well to everyone in her class.- synonyms:
- interact
- antonyms:
- dissociate
- similar words:
- associate, communicate, identify, respond, understand
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| definition 2: |
to have connection or relation.
- synonyms:
- connect
- similar words:
- appertain, apply, associate, identify, join, link, pertain, refer, unite
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| related words: |
affiliate, consort, converse, correspond, descend, go, talk |
| derivations: |
relatable (adj.), relatability (n.) |
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