| Main Entry: | relate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give an account of |
Synonyms: |
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, verbalize |
| Notes: | both recount and relate mean 'to tell, to give an account of,' but recount adds the semantic component 'in detail' |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide |
| Main Entry: | relate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correlate, pertain |
Synonyms: |
affect, ally, appertain, apply, ascribe, assign, associate, be joined with, be relevant to, bear upon, 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, yoke |
Antonyms: |
dissociate |
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confess, acknowledge |
Synonyms: |
accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, affirm, agree, allow, approve, avow, bare, bring to light, communicate, concede, concur, confide, confirm, consent, cop a plea, credit, declare, disclose, divulge, enumerate, expose, go into details, grant, indicate, let, let on, make known, narrate, number, open up, own, own up, permit, proclaim, profess, recite, recognize, relate, reveal, spill*, subscribe to, talk, tell, tolerate, uncover, unveil, yield |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
Antonyms: |
confute, deny, dispute, dissent, gainsay, refuse |
| Main Entry: | affect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | influence, affect emotionally |
Synonyms: |
act on, alter, change, disturb, impinge, impress, induce, influence, inspire, interest, involve, modify, move, overcome, perturb, prevail, regard, relate, stir, sway, touch, transform, upset |
| Main Entry: | affiliate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | associate or be associated with a larger organization |
Synonyms: |
ally, amalgamate, annex, associate, band together, combine, come aboard, confederate, connect, form connection, go partners, hook up, incorporate, join, line up, plug into, relate*, team up, throw in with, tie up, unite |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, separate, stay away |
| Main Entry: | appertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belong, be connected |
Synonyms: |
apply, be characteristic of, be part of, be pertinent, be proper, be relevant, bear, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch upon, vest |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be appropriate, relevant |
Synonyms: |
affect, allude, appertain, be applicable, be pertinent, bear upon, concern, connect, fit, involve, pertain, refer, regard, relate, suit, touch |
| Main Entry: | associate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | connect in the mind |
Synonyms: |
affiliate, blend, bracket, combine, concord, conjoin, correlate, couple, group, identify, join, league, link, lump together, mix, pair, relate, think of together, unite, yoke |
Antonyms: |
disconnect, disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divide, part, separate, sever |
| Main Entry: | chronicle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | report, recount |
Synonyms: |
enter, narrate, record, register, relate, set down, tell |
Antonyms: |
hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | coalesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend, come together |
Synonyms: |
adhere, amalgamate, associate, bracket, cleave, cling, cohere, combine, commingle, commix, conjoin, connect, consolidate, fuse, hook up with, incorporate, integrate, join, join up with, link, merge, mingle, mix, relate, stick, tie in with, unite, wed |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate |