relate

 
Pronunciation: /rɪˈleɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • 1make or show a connection between: the study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a whole a supercomputer could relate all those factors
  • (be related) be causally connected: high unemployment is related to high crime rates
  • (be related) be connected by blood or marriage: he was related to my mother people who are distantly related
  • [no object] (relate to) have reference to; concern: the new legislation related to corporate activities
  • 2 [no object] (relate to) feel sympathy for or identify with: kids related to him because he was so rebellious
  • 3give an account of; narrate: various versions of the story have been related by the locals

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin relat- 'brought back', from the verb referre (see refer)