Relate

rē-lāt′, v.t. to describe: to tell: to ally by connection or kindred.— v.i. to have reference: to refer.— adj. Relā′ted , allied or connected by kindred or blood.— ns. Relā′tedne ; Relā′ter , -or , one who relates; Relā′tion , act of relating or telling: recital: that which is related: mutual connection between two things, analogy: resemblance, affinity: connection by birth or marriage: a person related by blood or marriage, a relative.— adj. Relā′tional , having relation: exhibiting some relation.— ns. Relātional′ity ; Relā′tionism , the doctrine that relations have a real existence; Relā′tionist ; Relā′tion ship ; Relā′tor ( law ), an informant on whose behalf certain writs are i ued:— fem. Relā′trix . [O. Fr.,—L. referre , relatum — re- , back, ferre , to carry.]