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correlate

cor·re·late
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [verb, adjective kawr-uh-leyt, kor-; noun kawr-uh-lit, -leyt, kor-]
    • /verb, adjective ˈkɔr əˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-; noun ˈkɔr ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-/
    • /ˈkɒr.ə.leɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb, adjective kawr-uh-leyt, kor-; noun kawr-uh-lit, -leyt, kor-]
    • /verb, adjective ˈkɔr əˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-; noun ˈkɔr ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-/

Definitions of correlate word

  • verb correlate 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. 3
  • verb correlate If you correlate things, you work out the way in which they are connected or the way they influence each other. 3
  • verb correlate to place or be placed in a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship 3
  • verb correlate to establish or show a correlation 3
  • adjective correlate having a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship 3
  • noun correlate either of two things mutually or reciprocally related 3

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Origin of correlate

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; probably back formation from correlation and correlative

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Correlate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

correlate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

correlate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for correlate

verb correlate

  • interact — to act one upon another.
  • correspond — If one thing corresponds to another, there is a close similarity or connection between them. You can also say that two things correspond.
  • coordinate — If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • parallel — parallel processing
  • connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.

noun correlate

  • finishing touch — a final additional or detail that completes and perfects something
  • complement — If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable.
  • two of a kind — two similar people or things
  • pendant — a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
  • photostat — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.

Antonyms for correlate

verb correlate

  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
  • disassociate — to dissociate.
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
  • imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.

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