relate

relate is a 6-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To bring back; to restore. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To bring back; to restore.
2. transitive verb. To refer; to ascribe, as to a source.
3. transitive verb. To recount; to narrate; to tell over.
4. transitive verb. To ally by connection or kindred.
5. intransitive verb. To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; -- with to.
6. intransitive verb. To make reference; to take account.
7. verb. make a logical or causal connection

   "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"

   "colligate these facts"

   Synonyms: associate, colligate, connect, link

8. verb. give an account of

   "The witness related the events"

9. verb. have or establish a relationship to

   "She relates well to her peers"

10. verb. be relevant to

    "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"

    "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

    Synonyms: concern, pertain, refer, touch

11. verb. be in a relationship with

    "How are these two observations related?"

    Synonyms: interrelate

Synonyms

associate, colligate, connect, link, concern, pertain, refer, touch, interrelate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in relate:

earlet, elater

Common word forms

related, relater, relates, relating

Words from these letters

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