1520s, "to recount, tell," from Middle French relater "refer, report" (14c.) and directly from Latin relatus, used as past participle of referre "bring back, bear back" ( [..]

to interact with or respond to.

associate: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I [..]

Tell or report about happenings, events or circumstances.

The skill of association.

To have or find a connection between two different things, or to find or have an impact on something else.

(v) make a logical or causal connection(v) be relevant to(v) give an account of(v) be in a relationship with(v) have or establish a relationship to

 Either 'explain' (see above) how things happened or are connected in a cause-and-effect sense, or may imply 'compare' and 'contrast' (see above).

In a question which asks you to show the relationship or to relate, your answer should emphasise connections and associations in descriptive form.

(transitive) To tell in a descriptive way. (transitive) To give an association. (transitive) To make a connection or correlation from one thing to another. * '''2002''', Paul Light, Karen Littl [..]

lang=en 1600s=1678 * '''1678''' — . ''''. *: Yea, he did hold me to it at that rate also, about a great many more things than here I relate; as, that it was a shame to sit whining and mourning unde [..]