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UK
/ɹɪlˈeɪt/
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[ US /ɹiˈɫeɪt, ɹɪˈɫeɪt/ ]
[ US /ɹiˈɫeɪt, ɹɪˈɫeɪt/ ]
VERB
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give an account of
The witness related the events -
be in a relationship with
How are these two observations related? -
have or establish a relationship to
She relates well to her peers -
make a logical or causal connection
colligate these facts
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
I cannot relate these events at all -
be relevant to
There were lots of questions referring to her talk
My remark pertained to your earlier comments
How To Use relate In A Sentence
- When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu. NYT > Home Page
- Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.
- Observing the affected knee may reveal dystrophic changes, alteration of skin color, calluses related to kneeling or occupational abuse of the knee, scars, scratches, or rashes.
- BRODY: They had to deal with that, and so they're reticent to a certain degree to kind of delve into some of the faith issues as it relates to the political environment, if you will, because they know that he can get a lot of backlash. CNN Transcript May 6, 2009
- Related, but not directly, I have spent much time getting to know fractals, 4d geometry, and other ‘strange’ mathematical phenomena.
- I do sometimes wish we could flag posts that are in some way related to post flags, when I'm feeling a bit daffy, which is always. MetaTalk
- Christian's works are secretive yet allusive, related yet solitary and, above all, tactile and handmade.
- Many members of the Dail Eireann spend an excessive amount of time and effort in the constituency, but this has been more related to Irish political culture than the electoral system.
- The networks related to cellular development and connective tissue disorder showed that enzymes such as phosphoglycerate 12 mutase (glycolysis), muscle proteins such as myosin heavy chain 4 (Actin cytoskeleton signaling), nebulin-related anchoring protein (Actin binding protein) were significantly down regulated by TWEAK ( PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The old rates were at least indirectly related to income; the new tax takes no account of a person's ability to pay.