verb / noun
correlate
KOR-uh-layt/ˈkɔːrəleɪt/
To have or show a connection between things, or a thing connected in this way.
The plotted measurements correlate, rising together across the graph.
Etymology
The “together” plus “relation” analysis comes through correlation, one possible source of the verb; the other is the noun correlate. The central meaning is a reciprocal connection: things being related to each other.
In context
they were able to correlate the light and the radio signals at the same time
More examples
- Higher readings correlate with increased temperature.
- She studies the physical correlates of stress.
- The two measures are correlated, though one may not cause the other.
Forms
correlate · correlates · correlated · correlating