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- pronunciation:
- rih
leIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
relates, relating, related |
definition 1: |
to see or establish a connection or association with (fol. by "to" or "with").
In his mind, he relates his son's suicide with his failure as a father.The professor related this incident to one that had occurred in the sixteenth century.- synonyms:
- associate, connect, link
- antonyms:
- dissociate
- similar words:
- ally, couple, identify, join, marry, mate, unite
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definition 2: |
to tell or give an account of; narrate.
They related their adventures in South America.She related to her colleagues the business discussed at the meetings in Chicago.[verb + to smby/smth + object
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- synonyms:
- impart, narrate, recount, tell
- similar words:
- communicate, delineate, describe, disclose, divulge, portray, repeat, report, say
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definition 3: |
to disclose; make known.
In her letter, she related that her mother had become suddenly ill.[verb + (that) + clause
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They decided to close down the business, but that information was never related to the rest of the family.- synonyms:
- communicate, disclose, impart
- similar words:
- advise, reveal, say
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related words: |
advise, approximate, attribute, chronicle, compare, convey, detail, enumerate, give away, inform, leak, pass, phrase, 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.
Her question did not relate to the topic we were discussing.- synonyms:
- connect
- similar words:
- appertain, apply, associate, identify, join, link, pertain, refer, unite
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definition 3: |
to feel a personal connection with something; identify with (usu. fol. by "to").
I can strongly relate to what you're saying because I went through a very similar experience myself.Children find it easy to relate to the stories that this author writes.- synonyms:
- identify
- similar words:
- empathize
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related words: |
affiliate, consort, converse, correspond, descend, go, talk |
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derivations: |
relatable (adj.), relatability (n.) |
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