Let and Relate

Let

Let verb - To give permission to.

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Relate and let are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relate" instead a verb "Let".

Nearby Word: letting

Relate verb - To form a close personal relationship.

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Let and relate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Let" instead a verb "Relate".

mind	let mind	relate mind
people	let people	relate people
children	let children	relate children
time	let time	relate time
Other words: way, story, friends, girls.

Generally it's anything but funny; most people can relate to having someone important let them down.

Source: Et Tu, Brute?
But it's clear that the two of them have no idea whatsoever of how to relate to a fourteen-year-old girl, let alone one as unconventional as Enola.

Source: Literature / Enola Holmes
This is justified as, before the previous spoilered scene, he was a mostly sympathetic character that a lot of people could relate to due to his only major scenes being him trying to cope with being told "Let's Just Be Friends".

Source: Draco In Leather Pants / Web Comics

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