interrelate

verb

in·​ter·​re·​late ˌin-tər-ri-ˈlāt How to pronounce interrelate (audio)
ˌin-tə-
interrelated; interrelating; interrelates

transitive verb

: to bring into mutual relation

intransitive verb

: to have mutual relationship
interrelation noun
interrelationship 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.
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Taken together, those three changes net out to be revenue neutral, and therefore are interrelated, Watson said. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024 Many of these 21st skills appear to be interrelated. Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 While two-thirds of the funding goes to public safety and one-third to housing and other community investments, all the funding areas are interrelated, Thomure said. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024 Industry trade groups say that while cyber security and data privacy can be interrelated, there is tension between those concepts that might not be fully covered in a data privacy law. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for interrelate 

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of interrelate was in 1888

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“Interrelate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interrelate. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

interrelate

verb
in·​ter·​re·​late ˌint-ə(r)-ri-ˈlāt How to pronounce interrelate (audio)
: to bring into or have a shared relationship
interrelation noun
interrelationship noun
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