relate in detail

  • 1relate — 01. The young girl [related] the incident to her mother, who phoned the school to complain. 02. The teacher [related] the story of her own first day at school to the kindergarten children. 03. The police asked him to [relate] in detail the events …

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  • 2relate — vb 1 Relate, rehearse, recite, recount, narrate, describe, state, report are comparable when they mean to tell orally or in writing the details or circumstances necessary to others understanding or knowledge of a real or imagined situation or… …

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  • 3relate — I (establish a connection) verb affect, affiliate, ally, appertain to, apply, associate, bear upon, bracket, concern, connect, consociate, correlate, draw a parallel, filiate, group, have a bearing on, identify, integrate, interconnect,… …

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  • 4Relate — Re*late (r? l?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Related}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Relating}.] [F. relater to recount, LL. relatare, fr. L. relatus, used as p. p. of referre. See {Elate}, and cf. {Refer}.] 1. To bring back; to restore. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 5detail — I noun aspect, circumstance, circumstantiality, component, component part, division, element, feature, fractional part, fragment, individual part, ingredient, instance, integral part, integrant, item, minor part, minute part, part, particular,… …

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  • 6Detail — De tail (d[ e]*t[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detailing}.] [Cf. F. d[ e]tailler to cut up in pieces, tell in detail. See {Detail}, n.] 1. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report minutely and distinctly;… …

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  • 7detail — [n1] feature, specific aspect ABCs*, accessory, article, brass tacks*, chapter and verse*, circumstantiality, component, count, cue, design, dope*, element, fact, factor, fine point, fraction, item, meat and potatoes*, minor point, minutia,… …

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  • 8relate — [v1] give an account of 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,… …

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  • 9relate — relatability, n. relatable, adj. relater, n. /ri layt /, v., related, relating. v.t. 1. to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.). 2. to bring into or establish association, connection, or relation: to relate events to probable… …

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  • 10relate — re•late [[t]rɪˈleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to give an account of; tell; narrate 2) to bring into or establish association or connection: to relate events to probable causes[/ex] 3) to have reference or relation (often fol. by to) 4) to have… …

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