interrelate

verb

in·​ter·​re·​late ˌin-tər-ri-ˈlāt 

ˌin-tə-

interrelated; interrelating; interrelates

transitive verb

: to bring into mutual relation

intransitive verb

: to have mutual relationship

interrelation

ˌin-tər-ri-ˈlā-shən 

ˌin-tə-

noun

interrelationship

ˌin-tər-ri-ˈlā-shən-ˌship 

ˌin-tə-

noun

Examples of interrelate in a Sentence

I like the way the characters interrelate in the novel.

Linguists have found that language interrelates closely with culture.

Linguists have tried to interrelate language with culture.

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, in the case of sentiment analysis, data from various sources—such as social media posts, news articles and earnings calls—are often interrelated. —Lester Pereira, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025

Parallelism is a lot harder when steps are interrelated, such that the AI must execute a step, wait for a result, and then do the next step. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

And there’s a way in which, kind of like surfing itself, those extremes are interrelated. —Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025

Everyone was interrelated, everyone was dependent on each other. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for interrelate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Kids Definition

interrelate

verb

in·​ter·​re·​late ˌint-ə(r)-ri-ˈlāt 

: to bring into or have a shared relationship

interrelation

-ˈlā-shən 

noun

interrelationship

-ˌship 

noun