correlative, correlate, correlated
(adjective) mutually related
correlate, correlative
(noun) either of two or more related or complementary variables
correlate
(verb) bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; “I cannot correlate these two pieces of information”
correlate
(verb) to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; “Do these facts correlate?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
correlate (third-person singular simple present correlates, present participle correlating, simple past and past participle correlated)
(transitive) To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics
(intransitive) To be related by a correlation
correlate (plural correlates)
Either of a pair of things related by a correlation; a correlative.
• coral tree
Source: Wiktionary
Cor`re*late" (kr`r-lt" or kr"r-lt`), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Correlated; p. pr. & vb. n. Correlating.] Etym: [Pref. cor- + relate.]
Definition: To have reciprocal or mutual relations; to be mutually related. Doctrine and worship correlate as theory and practice. Tylor.
Cor`re*late", v. t.
Definition: To put in relation with each other; to connect together by the disclosure of a mutual relation; as, to correlate natural phenomens. Darwin.
Cor"re*late (kr"r-lt), n.
Definition: One who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation to something else, as father to son; a correlative. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 April 2025
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
