Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense correlates, present participle correlating, past tense, past participle correlated
1. verb
If one thing correlateswith another, there is a close similarity or connection between them, often because one thing causes the other. You can also say that two things correlate.
[formal]
Obesity correlates with increased risk for hypertension and stroke. [VERB + with]
The political opinions of spouses correlate more closely than their heights. [VERB]
The loss of respect for British science is correlated to reduced funding. [beV-ed + with/to]
At the highest executive levels, earnings and performance aren't always correlated. [beVERB-ed]
[Also V + to]
Synonyms: correspond, parallel, be connected, equate More Synonyms of correlate
2. verb
If you correlate things, you work out the way in which they are connected or the way they influence each other.
[formal]
The report correlated the stock market values of the companies with their losses. [VERB noun + with]
Lieutenant Ryan closed his eyes, first mentally viewing the different crime scenes,then correlating the data. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of correlate
correlate in British English
(ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt)
verb
1.
to place or be placed in a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship
2. (transitive)
to establish or show a correlation
adjective
3.
having a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship
noun
4.
either of two things mutually or reciprocally related
Derived forms
correlatable (ˈcorreˌlatable)
adjective
correlate in American English
(ˈkɔrəˌleɪt; ˈkɑrəleɪt)
noun
1.
either of two interrelated things, esp. if one implies the other
adjective
2.
closely and naturally related
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈcorreˌlated or ˈcorreˌlating
3.
to be mutually related (to or with)
verb transitive
4.
to bring (a thing) into mutual relation (with another thing); calculate or show the reciprocal relation between; specif., to bring (one of two related orinterdependent quantities, sets of statistics, etc.) into contrast (with the other)
Word origin
back-form. < correlation
Examples of 'correlate' in a sentence
correlate
She pinned the photographs on to a noticeboard, arranging them in groups to correlate with her chapter headings.
Skelton, Alison Scott AN OLDER WOMAN (2003)
Each loss of function has an anatomical correlate and this appeals to Maya's sense of order.
John Murray A FEW SHORT NOTES ON TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES (2003)
In other languages
correlate
British English: correlate VERB
If one thing correlates with another, there is a close similarity or connection between them, often because one thing causes the other. You can also say that two things correlate.
Obesity correlates with increased risk for hypertension and stroke.
American English: correlate
Brazilian Portuguese: correlacionar-se
Chinese: 和…相关尤指互有因果关系
European Spanish: estar correlacionado
French: être liéN
German: in Beziehung stehen
Italian: essere correlato a
Japanese: 相関する
Korean: 상관하다
European Portuguese: correlacionar-se
Latin American Spanish: estar correlacionado
1 (verb)
Definition
to place or be placed in a mutual relationship
Obesity correlates with increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
Synonyms
correspond
The two maps of London correspond closely.
parallel
His achievements have never been paralleled.
be connected
equate
the maximum compensation available, equating to six months' wages
tie in
match
Their strengths in memory and spatial skills matched.
2 (verb)
Definition
to place or be placed in a mutual relationship
attempts to correlate specific language functions with particular parts of the brain
Synonyms
connect
There is no evidence to connect him to the robberies.
I wouldn't have connected the two events if you hadn't said that.
compare
associate
We've got the idea of associating progress with the future.
tie in
coordinate
Officials visited the earthquake zone to coordinate the relief effort.
match
Additional synonyms
in the sense of associate
Definition
to connect in the mind
We've got the idea of associating progress with the future.
Synonyms
connect,
couple,
league,
link,
mix,
relate,
pair,
ally,
identify,
unite,
join,
combine,
attach,
affiliate,
fasten,
correlate,
confederate,
yoke,
affix,
lump together,
cohere,
mention in the same breath,
conjoin,
think of together
in the sense of coordinate
Definition
to bring together and cause to work together efficiently
Officials visited the earthquake zone to coordinate the relief effort.
Synonyms
organize,
synchronize,
integrate,
bring together,
mesh,
correlate,
systematize
in the sense of equate
the maximum compensation available, equating to six months' wages