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relate
A	verb
	1	associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
			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"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect ╚correlate ╚interrelate ╚remember
	2	relate
			give an account of; "The witness related the events"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚tell; narrate; recount; recite ╚relate
	3	relate
			have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚relate ╚bind; tie; attach; bond ╚get along with; get on with; get on; get along ╚take back ╚mesh ╚disrespect ╚connect ╚oblige; bind; hold; obligate ╚harmonize; harmonise
	4	refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
			have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

	5	relate, interrelate
			be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?"
		Category Tree: be ╚relate, interrelate ╚tie in ╚tutor ╚predicate