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correlate

[ verb adjective kawr-uh-leyt, kor-; noun kawr-uh-lit, -leyt, kor- ]

verb (used with object)

, cor·re·lat·ed, cor·re·lat·ing.
  1. to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection:

    to correlate expenses and income.



verb (used without object)

, cor·re·lat·ed, cor·re·lat·ing.
  1. to have a mutual or reciprocal relation; stand in correlation:

    The results of the two tests correlate to a high degree.

adjective

  1. mutually or reciprocally related.

noun

  1. either of two related things, especially when one implies the other.

correlate

/ ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt /

verb

  1. to place or be placed in a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship
  2. tr to establish or show a correlation


adjective

  1. having a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship

noun

  1. either of two things mutually or reciprocally related

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Derived Forms

  • ˈcorreˌlatable, adjective

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Other Words From

  • corre·lata·ble adjective
  • inter·corre·late verb (used with object) intercorrelated intercorrelating
  • non·corre·lating adjective
  • un·corre·lated adjective
  • un·corre·lated·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of correlate1

First recorded in 1635–45; probably back formation from correlation and correlative

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Example Sentences

What factors correlate with acceptance of sexual diversity?

Sure, they correlate with wealth, he opines, but perhaps aptitude does, as well.

Three decades later, the EEGs of distance-separated twins were studied and tentatively found to correlate.

They correlate an evaluation of teachers and principals with student performances.

The trajectories of these numbers are suggestive and correlate with other things we know.

A learned Professor declared that no person unacquainted with astronomy could correlate “Moon” to “Omnibus.”

The student must exercise his judgment as to what is the best known to which he will Correlate an isolated fact.

In after time we can correlate incidents and circumstances, viewing them in a perspective more or less correct.

All these and kindred terms are probably correlate to the jovial Gogmagog carnivals and festivals.

We're going to have to correlate our work so that we'll know what we're doing.

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