Definition of "relate" []

• To narrate or tell. See Synonyms at describe. (verb-transitive)
• To bring into or link in logical or natural association. See Synonyms at join. (verb-transitive)
• To establish or demonstrate a connection between. (verb-transitive)
• To have connection, relation, or reference: The symbols relate to an earlier system. (verb-intransitive)
• To have or establish a reciprocal relationship; interact: She doesn't relate well to her peers. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Additionally, the three instances of the title relate conceptually to the three-story structure of the novel."
• "How does the title relate to the rest of the text?"
• "How does the title relate to the thought of Bataille?"