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relate

 
 
/rɪˈleɪt/ verb

Definition

CONNECT [I, T] to be connected, or to find or show the connection between two or more things: How do the two proposals relate?
TELL [T] formal to tell a story or describe a series of events
(Definition of relate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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