interrelate

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verb

To form relationships between multiple things.

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OriginEnglish relate ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

verbinterrelate (third-person singular simple present interrelates, present participle interrelating, simple past and past participle interrelated)

present singular third person interrelates · participle present interrelating · participle past interrelated · past interrelated

  1. ambitransitiveTo form relationships between multiple things.

    The inability of the gay movement as a whole to interrelate AIDS work with the many other items on its political agenda left vast segments of the lesbian and gay community sitting on the sidelines wondering how and why to plug in.

    1983 December 24, Cindy Patton, “AIDS: Putting the Pieces Together”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 23, page 3

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbe in a relationship with

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Broader
existbe

verbplace into a mutual relationship

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associatetie inrelate
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishrelate
  8. Englishinterrelate

From inter- + relate.

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Translations

Spanish interrelacionar
  • interrelacionarTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

interrelate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interrelate

MLA

“interrelate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interrelate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interrelate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interrelate.

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