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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Relate

Re-lāte', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. RELATED; p. pr. & vb. n. RELATING.] [Lat. referre, relatum, from re, again, back, and ferre, to bring or bear; Fr. relater, Sp. relatar. Cf. REFER.]

Sense 1. To bring back; to restore. [Obs.]

Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again Both light of heaven and strength of men relate. Spenser.

Sense 2. To refer; to ascribe to, as a source or origin. [Obs. and rare.]

Sense 3. Especially, to recount; to narrate; to recite; to tell over.

This heavy act with heavy heart relate. Shak.

Sense 4. To ally by connection or kindred.

To relate one's self, to vent thoughts in words. [Rare.]

Synonyms—To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report; detail; describe.

Re-lāte', v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. 1. To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer;—followed by to.

All negative words relate to positive ideas. Locke.

Sense 2. To make reference; to take account. [Obs. and rare.] “Reckoning by the years of their own consecration, without relating to any imperial account.” Fuller.