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correlate
[kawr-uh-leyt, kor-, kawr-uh-lit, -leyt, kor-]
verb (used with object)
to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection.
to correlate expenses and income.
verb (used without object)
to have a mutual or reciprocal relation; stand in correlation.
The results of the two tests correlate to a high degree.
adjective
mutually or reciprocally related.
noun
either of two related things, especially when one implies the other.
correlate
/ ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt /
verb
to place or be placed in a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship
(tr) to establish or show a correlation
adjective
having a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship
noun
either of two things mutually or reciprocally related
Other Word Forms
- correlatable adjective
- intercorrelate verb (used with object)
- noncorrelating adjective
- uncorrelated adjective
- uncorrelatedly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of correlate1
Example Sentences
She shows how teen tech use correlates with soaring rates of depression and plunging levels of adequate sleep and in-person socializing.
Investors are now looking for assets that will have return but not necessarily be tightly correlated, Walsh said.
No matter what time of year it is, home runs are always correlated with winning.
Akero, based in South San Francisco, Calif., is developing a drug called EFX to treat MASH, a liver disease correlated with obesity.
Carlyle draws its estimates from head-count and business volumes data among the firms where it has some ownership, which it weights based on how they correlated with the BLS jobs report in the past.
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