Similar vs Relate - What's the difference?
similar | relate |
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
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*:So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills,a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
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That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
(homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease
To tell in a descriptive way.
To give an association.
To make a connection or correlation from one thing to another.
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To have a connection.
To interact.
To respond through reaction.
To identify with, understand.
(obsolete) To bring back; to restore.
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As an adjective similar
is having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.As a noun similar
is that which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.As a verb relate is
to tell in a descriptive way.similar
English
(wikipedia similar)Adjective
(en adjective)Charles T. Ambrose
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Synonyms
* (with common characteristics) akin, alike, comparable, identical, same, twinAntonyms
* (alike) different, unlikeNoun
(en noun)External links
* * 1000 English basic words ----relate
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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 .