See relate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To give a verbal account of:
describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, report, tell. See wordsTo be pertinent:
appertain, apply, bear on (or upon), concern, pertain, refer. Idioms: have a bearing on, have to do with. See relevantTo unite or be united in a relationship:
affiliate, ally, associate, bind, combine, conjoin, connect, join, link. See connectTo associate or affiliate oneself closely with a person or group:
empathize, identify, sympathize. See sameTo interact with another or others in a meaningful fashion:
communicate, connect. (Slang) click. Idioms: be on the same wavelength, hit it off. See connect
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