<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) related, relating.</li><li>To tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).</li><li>Synonyms: repeat, detail, delineate, narrate.</li><li>To bring into or establish association, connection, or relation: to relate events to probable causes.</li><li>Synonyms: ally.</li><li>Antonyms: dissociate.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) related, relating.</li><li>To have reference (often followed by to).</li><li>To have some relation (often followed by to).</li><li>To establish a social or sympathetic relationship with a person or thing: two sisters unable to relate to each other.</li></ul>