CORRELATE

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


Verb

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

Noun

correlate (plural correlates)

Either of a pair of things related by a correlation; a correlative.

Anagrams

• 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



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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