recapitulate vs relate

recapitulate

verb
  • To summarize or repeat in concise form. 

  • (biology, of an organism) To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development. 

  • To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function). 

relate

verb
  • To tell in a descriptive way. 

  • To interact. 

  • To respond through reaction. 

  • To have a connection. 

  • To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another). 

  • To identify with; to understand. 

How often have the words recapitulate and relate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )