1make or show a connection between:the study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a wholea 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 motherpeople 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
