to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).

to bring into or establish association, connection, or relation

to relate events to probable causes.

to have reference (often fol. by to ).

to have some relation (often fol. by to ).

to establish a social or sympathetic relationship with a person or thing

two sisters unable to relate to each other.

verb

conceal , hide , dissociate

verb

break a story , chronicle , clue one in , depict , describe , detail , disclose , divulge , express , get off one’s chest , give the word , impart , itemize , lay it on the line , let one’s hair down , narrate , particularize , picture , present , recite , recount , rehearse , report , retell , reveal , run down , run through , set forth , shoot the breeze * , sling * , spill , spill the beans * , spin a yarn , state , tell , track , verbalizenotes:both recount and relate mean \'to tell , to give an account of , \' but recount adds the semantic component \'in detail\' , affect , ally , appertain , apply , ascribe , assign , associate , bear upon , be joined with , be relevant to , bracket , combine , compare , concern , conjoin , connect , consociate , coordinate , correspond to , couple , credit , have reference to , have to do with , identify with , impute , interconnect , interdepend , interrelate , join , link , orient , orientate , pertain , refer , tie in with , touch , unite , yokenotes:both recount and relate mean \'to tell , bear on , affiliate , bind , empathize , sympathize , communicate , belong , commune , convey , correlate , speak