correlate
verb (used with object)
to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection.
correlated
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past participleof correlate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof correlate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
correlateverb (used with object)to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection.
Example Sentences
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One of their studies tracked mountain climbers and found that being totally absorbed in a demanding task well done correlated directly with happiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Even before ChatGPT heralded the beginning of the AI boom, Chinese policy documents were "talking about the idea that computing power is correlated with national power", said Stokols.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Historically, lofty long-term growth expectations have been a bearish setup, negatively correlated with future equity returns,” agrees Savita Subramanian, the head of U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
As a result, SpaceX isn’t yet a “clean proxy” for any investment theme, according to DataTrek Research, which ran a statistical analysis into correlated stock performances since the company’s IPO.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
From this jumble, he must determine which factors are correlated and which are not.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
