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Meaning of relate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  relate
      v 1: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect
           these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these
           facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn:
           {associate}, {tie in}, {relate}, {link}, {colligate}, {link
           up}, {connect}] [ant: {decouple}, {dissociate}]
      2: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to
         her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
         [syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to},
         {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}, {have-to doe with}]
      3: give an account of; "The witness related the events"
      4: be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations
         related?" [syn: {relate}, {interrelate}]
      5: have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her
         peers"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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