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cor·re·late

(kôr′ə-lāt′, kŏr′-)

v. cor·re·lat·ed, cor·re·lat·ing, cor·re·lates

v.tr.

To establish or demonstrate as having a correlation: correlated drug abuse and crime.

v.intr.

To be related by a correlation.

adj. (-lĭt, -lāt′)

Related by a correlation, especially having corresponding characteristics.

n. (-lĭt, -lāt′)

Either of two correlate entities; a correlative.

[Back-formation from correlation.]

cor′re·lat′a·ble adj.

cor′re·la′tor n.

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correlate

(ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt)

1. to place or be placed in a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship

2. (tr) to establish or show a correlation

adj

having a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship

either of two things mutually or reciprocally related

ˈcorreˌlatable adj

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cor•re•late

(v., adj. ˈkɔr əˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-; n. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
adj., n. v.t.

1. to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.

v.i.

2. to have a mutual or reciprocal relation; stand in correlation.

adj.

3. mutually or reciprocally related.

4. either of two related things, esp. when one implies the other.

[1635–45; probably back formation from correlation and correlative]

cor′re•lat`a•ble, adj.

correlate

Past participle: correlated
Gerund: correlating

Imperative
correlate
correlate

Present
I correlate
you correlate
he/she/it correlates
we correlate
you correlate
they correlate

Preterite
I correlated
you correlated
he/she/it correlated
we correlated
you correlated
they correlated

Present Continuous
I am correlating
you are correlating
he/she/it is correlating
we are correlating
you are correlating
they are correlating

Present Perfect
I have correlated
you have correlated
he/she/it has correlated
we have correlated
you have correlated
they have correlated

Past Continuous
I was correlating
you were correlating
he/she/it was correlating
we were correlating
you were correlating
they were correlating

Past Perfect
I had correlated
you had correlated
he/she/it had correlated
we had correlated
you had correlated
they had correlated

Future
I will correlate
you will correlate
he/she/it will correlate
we will correlate
you will correlate
they will correlate

Future Perfect
I will have correlated
you will have correlated
he/she/it will have correlated
we will have correlated
you will have correlated
they will have correlated

Future Continuous
I will be correlating
you will be correlating
he/she/it will be correlating
we will be correlating
you will be correlating
they will be correlating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been correlating
you have been correlating
he/she/it has been correlating
we have been correlating
you have been correlating
they have been correlating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been correlating
you will have been correlating
he/she/it will have been correlating
we will have been correlating
you will have been correlating
they will have been correlating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been correlating
you had been correlating
he/she/it had been correlating
we had been correlating
you had been correlating
they had been correlating

Conditional
I would correlate
you would correlate
he/she/it would correlate
we would correlate
you would correlate
they would correlate

Past Conditional
I would have correlated
you would have correlated
he/she/it would have correlated
we would have correlated
you would have correlated
they would have correlated

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Noun	1.	correlate - either of two or more related or complementary variables correlative variable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
Verb	1.	correlate - to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?" correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
	2.	correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" associate, colligate, link, relate, tie in, connect, link up - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" correlate - to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?"
Adj.	1.	correlate - mutually related correlated, correlative related, related to - being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces"

correlate

verb

1. correspond, parallel, be connected, equate, tie in Obesity correlates with increased risk of heart disease and stroke.

2. connect, compare, associate, tie in, coordinate attempts to correlate specific language functions with particular parts of the brain

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correlate

verb

To come or bring together in one's mind or imagination:

associate, bracket, connect, couple, identify, link.

noun

Something closely resembling or analogous to something else:

analogue, congener, correlative, correspondent, counterpart, match, parallel.

Translations

συσχετίζω

corréler

correlare correlazione essere correlato

связать

correlate

[ˈkɒrɪleɪt]

A. VT → establecer una correlación entre, correlacionar
to correlate sth with sth → poner algo en correlación con algo

B. VI → tener correlación
to correlate with → estar en correlación con

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correlate

[ˈkɒrəleɪt]

[+ data] → mettre en corrélation

(= connect) to be correlated → être lié(e)

vi → être en corrélation
to correlate with → correspondre à

correlate

vt two things → zueinander in Beziehung setzen, korrelieren (geh); to correlate something with something → etw mit etw in Beziehung setzen, etw mit etw korrelieren (geh)

vi (two things) → sich entsprechen; to correlate with something → mit etw in Beziehung stehen

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correlate

[ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt]

1. vt → correlare, mettere in relazione or correlazione

2. vi → essere in correlazione
to correlate with → essere in rapporto con

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Chester notes, we chose these because they correlate with objective evidence of CRS better than other variables.

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