RELATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RELATE?

Need another word that means the same as “relate”? Find 57 synonyms and 30 related words for “relate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Relate” are: associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, tie in, bear on, come to, concern, have to do with, pertain, refer, touch, touch on, interrelate, connect with, associate with, link with, correlate, correlate with, ally, ally with, couple, couple with, bracket, bracket with, apply to, be relevant to, have relevance to, refer to, have reference to, belong to, pertain to, be pertinent to, have a bearing on, appertain to, affect, involve, cover, have a rapport with, get on with, get on well with, respond to, sympathize with, feel sympathy with, feel for, identify with, empathize with, understand, speak the same language as, be in tune with, be on the same wavelength as, tell, recount, narrate, give an account of, describe

Relate as a Verb

Definitions of "Relate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “relate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Give an account of.
• Make or show a connection between.
• Make a logical or causal connection.
• Be in a relationship with.
• Have or establish a relationship to.
• Have reference to; concern.
• Be relevant to.
• Give an account of; narrate.
• Be connected by blood or marriage.
• Be causally connected.
• Feel sympathy for or identify with.

Synonyms of "Relate" as a verb (57 Words)

affect	Touch the feelings of; move emotionally. The medicine affects my heart rate.
ally	Become an ally or associate as by a treaty or marriage. He allied his racing experience with his father's business acumen.
ally with	Become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage.
appertain to	Be a part or attribute of.
apply to	Apply to a surface.
associate	Make a logical or causal connection. He associates with strange people.
associate with	Bring or come into association or action.
be in tune with	Be priced at.
be on the same wavelength as	Spend or use time.
be pertinent to	Happen, occur, take place.
be relevant to	Spend or use time.
bear on	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
belong to	Be rightly classified in a class or category.
bracket	Place into brackets. I have bracketed the phrase of contrary qualities in the translation since it is not explicit in the Greek.
bracket with	Place into brackets.
colligate	Consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle. Colligate these facts.
come to	Come to one s mind suggest itself.
concern	Interest or involve oneself in. She was prying into that which did not concern her.
connect	Make a logical or causal connection. Employees are rewarded with bonuses connected to their firm s performance.
connect with	Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.
correlate	To bear a reciprocal or mutual relation. I cannot correlate these two pieces of information.
correlate with	Bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation.
couple	Link together. This fact is coupled to the other one.
couple with	Form a pair or pairs.
cover	Provide with a covering or cause to be covered. This paint covers well.
describe	Move in a way which follows the outline of (an imaginary geometrical figure. He described his experiences in a letter to his parents.
empathize with	Be understanding of.
feel for	Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles.
feel sympathy with	Examine by touch.
get on well with	Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.
get on with	Irritate.
give an account of	Manifest or show.
have a bearing on	Undergo.
have a rapport with	Organize or be responsible for.
have reference to	Undergo.
have relevance to	Have ownership or possession of.
have to do with	Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
identify with	Identify as in botany or biology, for example.
interrelate	Be in a relationship with. I cannot interrelate these two events.
involve	Have as a necessary feature. This decision involves many changes.
link	Link with or as with a yoke. Rumours that linked his name with Judith.
link up	Link with or as with a yoke.
link with	Link with or as with a yoke.
narrate	Narrate or give a detailed account of. The story is narrated by the heroine.
pertain	Be a part or attribute of. Matters pertaining to the organization of government.
pertain to	Be relevant to.
recount	Tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience. I recounted the tale to Steve.
refer	Of a word phrase or symbol describe or denote have as a referent. There were lots of questions referring to her talk.
refer to	Make reference to.
respond to	Show a response or a reaction to something.
speak the same language as	Exchange thoughts; talk with.
sympathize with	To feel or express sympathy or compassion.
tell	Divulge confidential or private information. Tell me what is bothering you.
tie in	Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.
touch	To extend as far as. The chair must not touch the wall.
touch on	Make a more or less disguised reference to.
understand	Be understanding of. I understand how you feel.

Usage Examples of "Relate" as a verb

• High unemployment is related to high crime rates.
• She relates well to her peers.
• The witness related the events.
• The new legislation related to corporate activities.
• I cannot relate these events at all.
• A supercomputer could relate all those factors.
• People who are distantly related.
• The study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a whole.
• He was related to my mother.
• How are these two observations related?
• Kids related to him because he was so rebellious.
• Various versions of the story have been related by the locals.

Associations of "Relate" (30 Words)

allied	In combination or working together with. Allied territories.
appertain	Be appropriate or applicable. The answers generally appertain to improvements in standard of service.
appropriate	Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause. A measure appropriate to a wartime economy.
associate	Make a logical or causal connection. An associate member.
bearing	Characteristic way of bearing one s body. The Point is on a bearing of 015.
combine	Combine so as to form a whole mix. Oxygen combines with haemoglobin.
congruity	The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate.
conjoin	Make contact or come together. An approach which conjoins theory and method.
connect	Make a logical or causal connection. The bus connects with trains from Windermere station.
connection	(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship. He has powerful connections.
correlate	Bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation. The study found that success in the educational system correlates highly with class.
correlation	A statistic representing how closely two variables co vary it can vary from 1 perfect negative correlation through 0 no correlation to 1 perfect positive correlation. There was no correlation between the number of visits to the clinic and the treatment outcome.
correlative	Expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation. Rights whether moral or legal can involve correlative duties.
factually	With regard to what is actually the case; in relation to fact. The evidence is legally and factually insufficient.
friendship	A state of mutual trust and support between allied nations. Because of the friendship between our countries we had a very frank exchange.
germane	Relevant and appropriate. He asks questions that are germane and central to the issue.
included	Enclosed in the same envelope or package. All of Europe Britain included.
interrelationship	The way in which each of two or more things is related to the other or others. Interrelationships of animal structure and function.
link	Create a hyperlink between web pages or hypertext documents. A high speed rail link to the Channel Tunnel.
linked	Connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks.
pertain	Be in effect or existence in a specified place or at a specified time. Their economic circumstances are vastly different from those which pertained in their land of origin.
pertinence	Relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand.
pertinent	Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence. A list of articles pertinent to the discussion.
proper	Of the required or correct type or form; suitable or appropriate. An artist needs the proper tools.
referent	Having reference. The Morning Star and the Evening Star have the same referent the planet Venus.
related	Associated with the specified item or process, especially causally. Related to micelle formation is the ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil water interfaces.
relation	The action of telling a story. He has distant relations back in New Jersey.
relevance	The relation of something to the matter at hand. The Web does allow us to produce more articles of relevance to our readers.
relevancy	The relation of something to the matter at hand.
socialize	Prepare for social life. Health care should be socialized.