relate Definition

relate
verb related, relating

1. To tell or narrate (a story, anecdote, etc).

Thesaurus: tell, describe, report, narrate, recount, recite, retell, chronicle, detail, impart.
2. To show or form a connection or relationship between facts, events, etc.

Example: related his unhappiness to a deprived childhood
Form: relate one thing to another (usually)
Form: relate one thing with another
intr
3. law.
Said of a decision, etc: to date back in application; to be valid from a date earlier than that on which it was made.

Derivative: relatable
adj

Etymology: 16c: from Latin referre, relatum to bring back.

Phrasal Verb: relate to someone

To get on well with them.To react favourably or sympthetically to them.

Phrasal Verb: relate to something

To be about it or concerned with it.
Example: I have information that relates to their activities
To be able to understand it or show some empathy towards it.
Example: I can relate to her angry response
To have or form a connection or relationship with it.
Example: crime relates to poverty