Related
[rɪ'leɪtɪd] or [rɪ'letɪd]
Definition
(adj.) connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage .
(adj.) being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; 'painting and the related arts'; 'school-related activities'; 'related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Relate
(p. p. & a.) Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the first or second degree.
(p. p. & a.) Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic forcec are closely related.
(p. p. & a.) Narrated; told.
(p. p. & a.) Same as Relative, 4.
Editor: Mamie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Connected, cognate, of the same nature.[2]. Kindred, akin, kin, allied, of the same family.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Kindred, cognate, akin, allied, connected
ANT:Unrelated, unconnected, not_allied
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Examples
- Captain Lydgate's stupidity was delicately scented, carried itself with style, talked with a good accent, and was closely related to Sir Godwin. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- My next inquiry related to the subject of the Diamond. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The moving of passengers and freight seems to be directly related to the progress of civilization, and the factor whose influence has been most felt in this field is the steam locomotive. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is even related that in the third century B.C. Buddhist missionaries came from the court of King Asoka in India. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The reasons for this alteration were at the same time related, and they were such as to make further entreaty on his side impossible. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- In the man's problem, the growing impossibility of early marriages is directly related to the business situation. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Margaret told him all that Dixon had related of her interview with young Leonards. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The factory work at this time related chiefly to stock tickers, principally the Universal, of which at one time twelve hundred were in use. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Closely related to the constitution and just as decadent to-day are the Sanctity of Private Property, Vested Rights, Competition the Life of Trade, Prosperity (at any cost). Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- She's related to every one, that Haggistoun. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It was neither tale nor poem, neither essay nor history; it neither sung, nor related, not discussed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In 1844 he proceeded to apply the principles maintained in his earlier study to changes of temperature as related to changes in the density of gases. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Its idea is related to that of self, the object of the passion: The sensation it causes resembles the sensation of the passion. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I have already observed, that belief is nothing but a lively idea related to a present impression. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- To Frederick Lamb I related everything, presented him with Argyle's letter, and acquainted him with my determination not to meet his grace. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Julia then related, in her shy, quiet way, what I will communicate as briefly as possible. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Of which,' pursued the cherub, enjoining patience with his hand, 'a certain mercenary young person distantly related to myself, could not approve? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The mercenary young person distantly related to myself, did not trust to me in vain! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Miss Summerson is not related to any party in the cause, I think? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The other circumstance of regret related also to Jane Fairfax; and there she had no doubt. Jane Austen. Emma.
- They speak one language, and are related by blood and other ties. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Dejah Thoris related many interesting facts and legends concerning this lost race of noble and kindly people. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Is not the dominant and masterful power of the lion or the eagle related to a carniverous diet, and the mild and placid temper of the ox the reflex expression of his vegetable food? Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- And your friend was closely related? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Is he related to Justinian? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- For Fanny, somewhat more was related than the accidental agreeableness of the parties he had been in. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- And there's the whole Dallas connection: poor Mrs. Beaufort is related to every one of you. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I paused some time to reflect on all he had related, and the various arguments which he had employed. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- All these circumstances were now related to Adrian and Idris. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- With this preface, Sam related, as succinctly as he could, the last memorable conversation he had had with Mr. Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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