correlate
verb OPAL W
/ˈkɒrəleɪt/
/ˈkɔːrəleɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they correlate | /ˈkɒrəleɪt/ /ˈkɔːrəleɪt/ |
| he / she / it correlates | /ˈkɒrəleɪts/ /ˈkɔːrəleɪts/ |
| past simple correlated | /ˈkɒrəleɪtɪd/ /ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle correlated | /ˈkɒrəleɪtɪd/ /ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form correlating | /ˈkɒrəleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] if two or more facts, figures, etc. correlate or if a fact, figure, etc. correlates with another, the facts are closely connected and affect or depend on each other
- The figures do not seem to correlate.
- correlate with something A high-fat diet correlates with a greater risk of heart disease.
- The average speed of the vehicles correlates closely with the severity of the accident caused.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- highly
- significantly
- …
- be found to
- be shown to
- to
- with
- [transitive] correlate something to show that there is a close connection between two or more facts, figures, etc.
- Researchers are trying to correlate the two sets of figures.
- Property values are negatively correlated to the tax rate.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a noun): back-formation from correlation and correlative.