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Synonyms

correlate

American  
[kawr-uh-leyt, kor-, kawr-uh-lit, -leyt, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-, ˈkɔr ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈkɒr- /

verb (used with object)

correlated, correlating

  1. to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection.

    to correlate expenses and income.

verb (used without object)

correlated, correlating

  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 British  
/ ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt /

verb

  1. to place or be placed in a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship

  2. (tr) to establish or show a correlation

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adjective

  1. having a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship

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noun

  1. either of two things mutually or reciprocally related

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Other Word Forms

  • correlatable adjective
  • intercorrelate verb (used with object)
  • noncorrelating adjective
  • uncorrelated adjective
  • uncorrelatedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of correlate

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

Example Sentences

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In any given season, the teams that are most banged up tend to correlate with the teams that finish at the bottom of the standings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

"I think there's a hell of a lot more work to be done when it comes to your menstrual cycle and addiction and how that can correlate to making those bad decisions."

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The projected price tag has already ballooned from $200 million to $400 million, but those numbers have almost no meaning since they don’t correlate to any plans that would generate an estimate.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Crypto market contagion: These tokens trade on crypto exchanges and correlate with broader crypto markets.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

They can correlate the samples with their locations later.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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