Verb: correlate 'kor-u,leyt or 'kór-u,leyt [N. Amer], 'kó-ru,leyt [Brit]
- To bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
"Do these facts correlate?"
- Bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
"I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"
- Either of two or more related or complementary variables
"Height and weight are often correlates in growth studies";
- correlative
- Mutually related, having a correlation; varying or happening in a related or dependent manner
"The study found that exercise and mood were correlate factors";
- correlative, correlated
Derived forms: correlated, correlates, correlating
See also: related, related to
Type of: agree, associate, check, colligate, connect, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, link, link up, marry, marry up, match, relate, square, tally, tie in, variable, variable quantity
Encyclopedia: Correlate