English Dictionary: related | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Related \Re*lat"ed\ (-l?t"?d), p. p. & a. 1. Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the first or second degree. 2. Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic forcec are closely related. 3. Narrated; told. 4. (Mus.) Same as {Relative}, 4. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Relate \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.] Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again Both light of heaven and strength of men relate. --Spenser. 2. To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.] 3. To recount; to narrate; to tell over. This heavy act with heavy heart relate. --Shak. 4. To ally by connection or kindred. {To relate one's self}, to vent thoughts in words. [R.] Syn: To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report; detail; describe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Relatedness \Re*lat"ed*ness\, n. The state or condition of being related; relationship; affinity. [R.] --Emerson. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
reality-distortion field n. An expression used to describe the persuasive ability of managers like Steve Jobs (the term originated at Apple in the 1980s to describe his peculiar charisma). Those close to these managers become passionately committed to possibly insane projects, without regard to the practicality of their implementation or competitive forces in the marketpace. |