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单词 correlate
释义 cor·re·late
I. \ˈkȯrəˌlāt, ˈkär-, usu -ād.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: back-formation from correlative & correlation
1. : either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (as husband and wife)
2. : one of two related things viewed in terms of its relationship to the other : correlative
 < expressing himself in … works of art that are the objective correlate of his inner emotional tensions — Herbert Read >
3. : a phenomenon that accompanies another, usually also paralleling it (as in form, type, development, or distribution) and being related in some way to it
 < the tribal division coincides with geographic features and has a linguistic correlate >
II. \“ sometimes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
: to bear reciprocal or mutual relations
 < doctrine and worship correlate as theory and practice — E.B.Tylor >
transitive verb
1. : to establish a definite stratigraphic relationship between
 < correlate the faunas or formations of two areas >
2.
 a. : to establish a mutual or reciprocal relation of
  < non-science and nonsense are nearly synonymous to many who highly correlate science and sense — Harlow Shapley >
  : relate as necessary or invariable accompaniments with or without the implication of causality
  < correlate emotional states with physiological changes >
 b. : to determine, establish, or show a usually causal relationship between
  < correlate their environment with the health of the children — Times Literary Supplement >
3. : to establish a one-to-one correspondence of (two sets or series of things) : relate so that to each member of one set or series a corresponding member of another is assigned
 < the scores made by high school juniors … on seven standard … tests were correlated with teachers' ratings of those pupils on dramatic talent — Quarterly Journal of Speech >
4.
 a. : to put in relation with each other : connect systematically : present or set forth so as to show relationship
  < he correlates the findings of the scientists, the psychologists, and the mystics — Eugene Exman >
 b. : to bring into complementary relationship with each other : organize so as to advance effectively a common program
  < correlate the activities of the college and the … organizations for rural improvement — American Guide Series: Michigan >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : correlated
2. geology : belonging to the same stratigraphic horizon
 < correlate strata >
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