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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RELA'TE, v.t. [L. relatus, refero; re and fero, to produce.]
1. To tell; to recite; to narrate the particulars of an event; as, to relate the story of Priam; to relate the adventures of Don Quixote.
2. To bring back; to restore. [Not in use.]
3. To ally by connection or kindred.
To relate one's self, to vent thoughts in words.
RELA'TE, v.i. To have reference or respect; to regard.
All negative words relate to positive ideas.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect] [ant: decouple, dissociate]
2: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with]
3: give an account of; "The witness related the events"
4: be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?" [syn: relate, interrelate]
5: have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

Merriam Webster's

verb (related; relating) Etymology: Latin relatus (past participle of referre to carry back), from re- + latus, past participle of ferre to carry — more at tolerate, bear Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to give an account of ; tell 2. to show or establish logical or causal connection between <seeks to relate crime to poverty> intransitive verb 1. to apply or take effect retroactively — usually used with back <the law relates back to the initial date of decision> 2. to have relationship or connection <the readings relate to his lectures> 3. to have or establish a relationship ; interact <the way a child relates to a teacher> 4. to respond especially favorably <can't relate to that kind of music> • relatable adjective • relater or relator noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 tr. narrate or recount (incidents, a story, etc.). 2 tr. (in passive; often foll. by to) be connected by blood or marriage. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by to, with) bring into relation (with one another); establish a connection between (cannot relate your opinion to my own experience). 4 intr. (foll. by to) have reference to; concern (see only what relates to themselves). 5 intr. (foll. by to) bring oneself into relation to; associate with. Derivatives: relatable adj. Etymology: L referre relat- bring back: see REFER

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Relate Re*late", v. i. 1. To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; -- with to. All negative or privative words relate positive ideas. --Locke. 2. To make reference; to take account. [R.& Obs.] Reckoning by the years of their own consecration without relating to any imperial account. --Fuller.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Relate Re*late" (r?-l?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Related; p. pr. & vb. n. Relating.] [F. relater to recount, LL. relatare, fr. L. relatus, used as p. p. of referre. See Elate, and cf. Refer.] 1. To bring back; to restore. [Obs.] Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again Both light of heaven and strength of men relate. --Spenser. 2. To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.] 3. To recount; to narrate; to tell over. This heavy act with heavy heart relate. --Shak. 4. To ally by connection or kindred. To relate one's self, to vent thoughts in words. [R.] Syn: To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report; detail; describe.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(relates, relating, related) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If something relates to a particular subject, it concerns that subject. Other recommendations relate to the details of how such data is stored... VERB: V to n 2. The way that two things relate, or the way that one thing relates to another, is the sort of connection that exists between them. Cornell University offers a course that investigates how language relates to particular cultural codes... Many Christians today feel the need to relate their experience to that of the Hindu, the Buddhist and the Muslim. ...a paper called 'Language and freedom' in which Chomsky tries to relate his linguistic and political views... At the end, we have a sense of names, dates, and events but no sense of how they relate. V-RECIP: V to n, V n to n, V pl-n, V 3. If you can relate to someone, you can understand how they feel or behave so that you are able to communicate with them or deal with them easily. He is unable to relate to other people... When people are cut off from contact with others, they lose all ability to relate. VERB: V to n, V 4. If you relate a story, you tell it. (FORMAL) There were officials to whom he could relate the whole story... She related her tale of living rough. VERB: V n to n, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Tell, recount, rehearse, recite, narrate, report, detail, describe, give an account of.

Moby Thesaurus

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