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- pronunciation:
- rih
leIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer, 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.- 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.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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