verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T ER0 R IH0 L EY1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To form relationships between multiple things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
place into a mutual relationship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I cannot interrelate these two events
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
3
verb
Meaning 3
be in a relationship with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
How are these two observations related?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: relate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be
Narrower terms: predicate, tutor, tie in
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English relate English interrelate From inter- + relate.
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Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.