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1
to form a close personal relationship
- she and I relate so well it's almost like we're siblings
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2
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
- we asked our uncle to relate the story of his visit to communist Russia many years ago
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3
to have a relation or connection
- how does your comment relate to what the rest of us have been talking about for the last hour?
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4
to think of (something) in combination
- most Americans probably relate tea to the United Kingdom and coffee to the U.S.
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The first known use of relate was in the 15th century
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