relate

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
relate/rɪˈleɪt/
verb
  • 1 give an account of.
  • 2 (be related) be connected by blood or marriage.
  • 3 make or show a connection between.

    ■ (relate to) concern.

  • 4 (relate to) feel sympathy for or identify with.
– derivatives
relatable adjective,
related adjective,
relatedness noun,
relater (also relator) noun.
– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as relation): from L. relat-, referre ‘bring back’ (see refer).
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