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coordinate: Volta first enabled us to relate the forces of
chemistry and electricity. 2 recount, narrate, tell, report,
present, describe, recite, detail, set forth, communicate,
divulge, impart, reveal, delineate, make known, give an account
of, rehearse: It was not till years later that Olivia related
to me the strange events of that night. 3 apply to, coordinate
with, respect, regard, bear upon or on, have a bearing on, have
reference to, have to do with, pertain to, refer to, appertain
to, belong with or to: Does your comment really relate to the
matter in hand? 4 Often, relate to. be in or en rapport with,
understand, empathize, sympathize, communicate with, identify
with, grasp, comprehend, be in tune with, deal with, handle,
cope with, Colloq dig, tune in to, be hip to, be turned on to,
be or get into: I have been having trouble relating to my new
psychiatrist. Your favourite music is reggae? - Man, I can
relate to that.
related adj. 1 associate(d), affiliate(d), connected, coupled, linked,
tied up, allied, correlated, coordinate(d), interconnected,
interrelated, interdependent, mutual, reciprocal, common, joint,
cognate: She and her husband work for related companies. 2
kin, kindred, consanguineous, cognate, agnate; akin: Just how
are you two related? Are you cousins?
relation n. 1 relationship, connection, affiliation, association,
bearing, link, tie, tie-in, reference, pertinence,
interconnection, interdependence, correspondence, kinship: The
relation between time and money is rarely disputed these days.
2 kinship, relationship: Just what is your relation to this
lady? 3 relative, kinsman or kinswoman, blood relative, in-law,
family member: Is she a relation of yours? 4 narration,
narrative, telling, recounting, description, report, recital,
recitation, delineation, portrayal, story, recapitulation: She
amused them all with her relation of what had happened to her
that night. 5 in relation to. concerning, about, regarding,
respecting, pertaining to, with regard to, with respect to,
referring to, with reference to, on or in the matter or subject
of, apropos, re, Archaic or Scots anent, Dialect anenst: I
should like to talk to you in relation to the matter of company
expenses. 6 relations. a sexual intercourse, coitus, sex,
criminal conversation; carnal knowledge: It is well known that
he had relations with his secretary. b dealings, intercourse,
link(s), association(s), liaison, relationship, Colloq doings,