relate

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    associate, colligate, link, connect, tie in, link up,
  • (v) be relevant to
    • There were lots of questions referring to her talk
    • My remark pertained to your earlier comments
    bear on, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, come to, refer, touch on, touch,
  • (v) give an account of
    • The witness related the events
  • (v) be in a relationship with
    • How are these two observations related?
    interrelate,
  • (v) have or establish a relationship to
    • She relates well to her peers

Synonyms

associate colligate link connect tie in link up bear on concern have-to doe with pertain come to refer touch on touch interrelate

Antonyms

decouple dissociate

Words of close approximity

relax relay
relace
related relatedness related to