Collocations for relate - verb

closely | directly, specifically
The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern''s ongoing work in this area.

be able to, can/could | attempt to, try to | be difficult to, find sth difficult to
I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind.

to
Our product needs an image that people can relate to.

the ability to relate to sb/sth, an attempt to relate sth
Attempts to relate studies on animals to those on humans are not really comparing like with like.