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Webster 1913 Edition

Relate

Re-late′

(r?-l?t′)
,
Verb.
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
.
Shakespeare
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.

Re-late′

,
Verb.
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 1828 Edition

Relate

RELA'TE

,
Verb.
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

,
Verb.
I.
To have reference or respect; to regard.
All negative words relate to positive ideas.

Definition 2024

relate

relate

See also: relaté

English

Verb

relate ‎(third-person singular simple present relates, present participle relating, simple past and past participle related)

  1. (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.
  2. (transitive) To give an association.
  3. (transitive) To make a connection or correlation from one thing to another.
    • 2002, Paul Light, Karen Littleton, Learning with Computers: Analysing Productive Interactions (page 92)
      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 […]
  4. (intransitive) To have a connection.
    I find it difficult to relate to others because i'm extremely introverted.
  5. (intransitive) To interact.
  6. (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
  7. (intransitive, with to) To identify with, understand.
  8. (obsolete) To bring back; to restore.
    • Spenser
      Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again / Both light of heaven and strength of men relate.

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French

Verb

relate

  1. first-person singular present indicative of relater
  2. third-person singular present indicative of relater
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of relater
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of relater
  5. second-person singular imperative of relater

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Latin

Participle

relāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of relātus

Novial

Verb

relate

  1. relate

Portuguese

Verb

relate

  1. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of relatar
  2. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of relatar
  3. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of relatar
  4. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of relatar

Spanish

Verb

relate

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of relatar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of relatar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of relatar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of relatar.

Etymology

From Latin relātus, perfect passive participle of referō ‎(“carry back; report”).

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