interrelate

verb

in·​ter·​re·​late ˌin-tər-ri-ˈlāt 

ˌin-tə-

interrelated; interrelating; interrelates

transitive verb

: to bring into mutual relation

intransitive verb

: to have mutual relationship

interrelation

ˌin-tər-ri-ˈlā-shən 

ˌin-tə-

noun

interrelationship

ˌin-tər-ri-ˈlā-shən-ˌship 

ˌin-tə-

noun

Examples of interrelate in a Sentence

I like the way the characters interrelate in the novel.

Linguists have found that language interrelates closely with culture.

Linguists have tried to interrelate language with culture.

Recent Examples on the Web

This is a collective archive without thematic categories or hierarchies and where images and words interrelate in indeterminate ways. —Shan-Chuan Hsiao, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019

Everyone was interrelated, everyone was dependent on each other. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024

Density has since been used more liberally and inconsistently, but closeness and workplace experience are interrelated so leaders must go deeper on density for a future of better places to live and work. —Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

Taken together, those three changes net out to be revenue neutral, and therefore are interrelated, Watson said. —Lorie Konish, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

interrelate

verb

in·​ter·​re·​late ˌint-ə(r)-ri-ˈlāt 

: to bring into or have a shared relationship

interrelation

-ˈlā-shən 

noun

interrelationship

-ˌship 

noun