to relate
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2.9
- verb
- /rɪˈleɪt/
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relatar
- I'm happy to relate that his lordship gave more than £5,000 for that portrait.
- relate a story
- relate the events
- relate an experience
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Examples
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Relate the circumstances of this man's death.
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Roston is clearly uncomfortable having to relate this part of his life.
Fiction book (1993) -
And let me let me relate this to the modern world.
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"And I'll do my best to relate it, just as she told it to me.
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A cabinet officer does not have to, and should not have to relate the contents of a private call he had with the president.
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One of the reasons why I can remember every word of your homecoming speech is because of how much I related to it.
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It saddens me to relate that yesterday he died in his sleep.
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Classical historians in their writings often relate events out of chronological order.
Academic text (1999) -
She will relate the events of her childhood during the family gathering.
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During the interview, he related his experiences as a volunteer at the shelter.
Synonyms
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1.0
To use words to show what a person or thing is like
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1.1
To describe things that happened, real or made up, to other people
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4.1
To tell someone about something you experienced in detail
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1.4
Talk about events, real or imagined, to other people
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Etymology
Relate comes from Latin re- 'back' and ferre 'to carry', and long ago it meant to 'carry back' events to other people. That's why relate can mean 'to tell' or 'to narrate' a story.