relate
pronunciation
How to pronounce relate in British English:
UK [rɪˈleɪt]
How to pronounce relate in American English:
US [rɪˈleɪt]
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- Verb:
- make a logical or causal connection
- have to do with or be relevant to
- give an account of
- be in a relationship with
- have or establish a relationship to
Word Origin
- relate
- relate: [16] Something that is related to something else is etymologically ‘carried back’ to it. The word is based on relātus, the past participle of Latin referre ‘carry back, refer to’ (source of English refer). (Lātus was not the original past participle of Latin ferre ‘carry’; it was drafted in from tollere ‘raise’, source of English extol and tolerate.) Derivatives in English include relation [14] and relative [14].=> extol, tolerate
- relate (v.)
- 1520s, "to recount, tell," from Middle French relater "refer, report" (14c.) and directly from Latin relatus, used as past participle of referre "bring back, bear back" (see refer), from re- "back, again" + latus (see oblate (n.)). Meaning "stand in some relation; have reference or respect" is from 1640s; transitive sense of "bring (something) into relation with (something else)" is from 1690s. Meaning "to establish a relation between" is from 1771. Sense of "to feel connected or sympathetic to" is attested from 1950, originally in psychology jargon. Related: Related; relating.
Example
- 1. Relate the material to something you care about .
- 2. How this might relate to people will require further investigation .
- 3. How do they relate to your faith or your life experiences ?
- 4. There are things you pull out from the picture because people can relate to them .
- 5. You can relate to almost everyone everywhere if you look past the superficial facades that divide us .