[v., adj. kawr-uh-leyt, kor-; n. kawr-uh-lit, -leyt, kor-] 
verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, adjective, noun | 1. | to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income. |
| 2. | to have a mutual or reciprocal relation; stand in correlation: The results of the two tests correlate to a high degree. |
| 3. | mutually or reciprocally related. |
| 4. | either of two related things, esp. when one implies the other. |
| cor·re·late (kôr'ə-lāt', kŏr'-) v. cor·re·lat·ed, cor·re·lat·ing, cor·re·lates v. tr.
To be related by a correlation. adj. (-lĭt, -lāt') Related by a correlation, especially having corresponding characteristics. n. (-lĭt, -lāt') Either of two correlate entities; a correlative. [Back-formation from correlation.] cor're·lat'a·ble adj., cor're·la'tor n. |
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