relate
See oneself there
Relate means to tell or recount: She related the events of that night.
More commonly, it means to connect or establish a link between things: How does this relate to what we discussed earlier?
To relate to someone is to understand or empathize with their experience: I can really relate to that.
Things that relate share a connection; people who are related share ancestry.
Tell a story aloud
- recountNarrate or retally
- describeConvey in words
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- reportFormal written findings
chronicle · depict · detail · communicate · share · impart · unfold · present
Be relevant to
- applyPut into operation
- concernTroubled interest in something
- regardAttentive consideration given
- referDirect to another source
bear · touch · involve · affect · germane · pertinent · applicable · relevant
Point of connection
- bondBinding tie or connection
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- joinConnect or enlist
- uniteBring together as one
couple · bridge · tie · attach · mesh · interlock · integrate · network
Grasp the meaning
- identifyEstablish who or what
- sympathizeShare another's feelings
- resonateVibrate or echo deeply
- commiserateShare in sorrow
appreciate · recognize · feel · compassion · rapport · affinity · kinship · solidarity
narrate
Tell a story aloud
report · chronicle · depict · detail · communicate · share · impart · unfold · present · verbalize
pertain
Be relevant to
refer · bear · touch · involve · affect · germane · pertinent · applicable · relevant · material
link
Point of connection
unite · couple · bridge · tie · attach · mesh · interlock · integrate · network · interface
understand
Grasp the meaning
- identifyEstablish who or what
- sympathizeShare another's feelings
- resonateVibrate or echo deeply
commiserate · appreciate · recognize · feel · compassion · rapport · affinity · kinship · solidarity · connection
family
Related people together
bloodline · genealogy · kin · relatives · clan · descendants · forebears · progeny · parentage · dynasty
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- narration verbsdescribe, recount, tell, report, chronicle
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
- joiningjoin, attach, fasten, connect, bind
- presentationpresent, deliver, introduce, demonstrate, display
relatedissociate
Sever a mental link
disconnect · separate · detach · divorce · sever
relateconceal
Keep from being seen
hide · withhold · suppress · keep secret · cover up
relatecontrast
Notable difference between things
distinguish · differentiate · discriminate · differ · diverge
- interracial relationshipsRomance between different ethnicities
- in a relationshipCommitted to a partner
- relay raceSequential team sprint
- blood relativeFamily by biological descent
- relative toIn relation or proportion
- public relationsOrganizational reputation management
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