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correlate definition

cor·re·late (kôr′ə lāt′, kär′-)

noun

either of two interrelated things, esp. if one implies the other

Etymology: back-form. < correlation

adjective

closely and naturally related

intransitive verb correlated -·lat′ed, correlating -·lat′·ing

to be mutually related (to or with)

transitive verb

to bring (a thing) into mutual relation (with another thing); calculate or show the reciprocal relation between; specif., to bring (one of two related or interdependent quantities, sets of statistics, etc.) into contrast (with the other)

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correlate Synonyms

correlate

v.

  1. To relate

    connect, equate, associate; see compare 1, 2.

  2. To be mutually related

    correspond, reciprocate, relate, interact; see agree, alternate 1, belong, exchange 2.


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correlate Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • consciousness: The same problem pervades the whole enterprise of searching for the neural correlates of consciousness.

Adjective modifier

  • nomic: It proposes to make mental events indispensable to the explanation of later mental events and actions by making them nomic correlates.

Modifying Another Word

  • strongly: The pattern strongly correlates with death rates from stroke in Europe.
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