relate
verbEtymology
From Latin relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“carry back; report”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of refer. See also infer, collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prefer and prelate among others.
- derived from relātus
Definitions
To tell in a descriptive way.
- The captain related an old yarn.
- Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today.
To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
- The use of video made it possible to relate the talk to the answers given to particular problems in the test. With this research design it was possible to relate changes in test score measures to changes in linguistic features[…]
To have a connection.
- The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played.
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To interact.
- 'Men' and 'women' are separate and incomplete identities forced to relate in prescribed patterns.
- Children who find it hard to relate end up being inadequately socialized.
To respond through reaction.
To identify with
To identify with; to understand.
- I find it difficult to relate to others because I'm extremely introverted.
To bring back
To bring back; to restore.
- Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again / Both light of heaven and strength of men relate.
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A definitional loop anchored at relate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at relate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at relate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA