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cor·re·late
[v., adj. kawr-uh-leyt, kor-; n. kawr-uh-lit, -leyt, kor-] verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing, adjective, noun verb (used with object)
1.
to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
verb (used without object)
2.
to have a mutual or reciprocal relation; stand in correlation: The results of the two tests correlate to a high degree.
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Correlated
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
adjective
3.
mutually or reciprocally related.
noun
4.
either of two related things, especially when one implies the other.
Related forms
cor·re·lat·a·ble, adjective
in·ter·cor·re·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
non·cor·re·lat·ing, adjective
un·cor·re·lat·ed, adjective
un·cor·re·lat·ed·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
correlate
1640s, perhaps a back-formation from correlation. As a verb, attested from 1742. Related: Correlated (1859); correlating (1865); correlative (1530).
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