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correlate

USKAWR-uh-layt/ˈkɔɹəleɪt/UKKOR-uh-layt/ˈkɒɹəleɪt/
As a nounKAWR-uh-luht

Verbcorrelates, correlating, correlated

Noun pluralcorrelates

3 meanings of correlate

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  1. 1
    verbintransitive
    To change or happen together with something else in a regular way.

    Like two friends who often arrive together: when you see one, the other is usually near.

    A child's height and age usually correlate.

    The two test results correlated quite closely.

    Similarcorrespond

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  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To compare two or more things and show how they match or connect.

    Like matching socks by finding the two that go together.

    Scientists correlate the new readings with older records.

    She correlated the survey answers with the test scores.

    Similarcompare, match, relate

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    One of two things that are closely connected, where each one goes with the other.

    Like a key and the lock it fits: one goes with the other.

    In their study, stress was the correlate of poor sleep.

    Every symptom has a physical correlate somewhere in the body.

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Origin

Made from 'cor-' plus the word 'relate'.