Relate vs Related - What's the difference?
relate | related |
To tell in a descriptive way.
To give an association.
To make a connection or correlation from one thing to another.
* 2002 , Paul Light, Karen Littleton, Learning with Computers: Analysing Productive Interactions (page 92)
To have a connection.
To interact.
To respond through reaction.
To identify with, understand.
(obsolete) To bring back; to restore.
* Spenser
Standing in relation or connection.
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Narrated; told.
(music) Same as the adjective relative.
(mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.
(in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named
(relate)
As verbs the difference between relate and related
is that relate is to tell in a descriptive way while related is past tense of relate.As an adjective related is
standing in relation or connection.relate
English
Verb
(relat)- The use of video made it possible to relate' the talk to the answers given to particular problems in the test. With this research design it was possible to ' relate changes in test score measures to changes in linguistic features
- I find it difficult to relate to others because i'm extremely introverted .
- Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again / Both light of heaven and strength of men relate .
Synonyms
* chronicle * describe * divulge * recount * staterelated
English
Adjective
(en adjective)T time, passage=The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.}}