HyperDic: relate

English > 5 senses of the word *relate*:
VERB	cognition	relate, associate, tie in, link, colligate, link up, connect	make a logical or causal connection
	stative	relate, refer, pertain, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have to do with	be relevant to
	communication	relate	give an account of
	stative	relate, interrelate	be in a relationship with
	social	relate	have or establish a relationship to

relate > pronunciation
Sounds	rihley't; riyley't
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *relate*: 5 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	make a logical or causal connection.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody with something; Somebody ----s something with something
Example	"I cannot relate these events at all"
Synonyms	associate, tie in, link, colligate, link up, connect
Narrower	correlate	Bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
	free-associate	associate freely
	identify	conceive of as united or associated
	interrelate	place into a mutual relationship
	remember	Exercise, or have the power of, memory
	think of, have in mind, mean	Intend to refer to
Broader	think, cogitate, cerebrate	Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Opposite	decouple, dissociate	regard as unconnected
Spanish	asociar, comunicar, conectar, entroncar, ligar, relacionar, unir, vincular
Catalan	associar, comunicar, connectar, entroncar, relacionar, vincular
Nouns	relation	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

English > *relate*: 5 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Be relevant to.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	refer, pertain, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have to do with
Narrower	apply, hold, go for	Be pertinent or relevant or applicable
	focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center	Center upon
	involve, affect, regard	Connect closely and often incriminatingly
	matter to, interest	Be of importance or consequence
Similar to	allude, touch, advert	make a more or less disguised reference to
Spanish	atañer, concernir, incumbir, palpar, referirse, referir, relatar, respectar, tocar, tratarse
Catalan	concernir, incumbir, palpar, pertocar, referir-se, referir, relatar, tocar, tractar-se

English > *relate*: 5 senses > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Give an account of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"The witness related the events"
Broader	tell, narrate, recount, recite	narrate or give a detailed account of
Spanish	contar, emparentar, entroncar, narrar, relacionar, relatar
Catalan	emparentar, entroncar, relacionar, relatar
Nouns	relation	an act of narration

English > *relate*: 5 senses > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Be in a relationship with.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Example	"How are these two observations related?"
Synonym	interrelate
Narrower	predicate	make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
	tie in	Be in connection with something relevant
	tutor	act as a guardian to someone
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Similar to	interrelate	place into a mutual relationship
Spanish	emparentar, entroncar, interrelacionarse, interrelacionar, relacionar
Catalan	emparentar, entroncar, interrelacionar-se, interrelacionar, relacionar, tenir a veure
Nouns	relation	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
Nouns	relation	(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

English > *relate*: 5 senses > verb 5, social
Meaning	Have or establish a relationship to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"She relates well to her peers"
Narrower	bind, tie, attach, bond	create social or emotional ties
	connect	Establish a rapport or relationship
	disrespect	show a lack of respect for
	get along with, get on with, get on, get along	Have smooth relations / relations
	harmonize, harmonise	Bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously
	mesh	Work together in harmony / harmony
	oblige, bind, hold, obligate	Bind by an obligation / obligation
	take back	resume a relationship / relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
Broader	interact	Act together or towards others or with others
Spanish	relacionarse
Nouns	relation	(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

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