- 1[intransitive] if two or more facts, figures, etc. correlate, or if a fact, figure, etc. correlates with another, the facts are closely connected and affect or depend on each other The figures do not seem to correlate. correlate with something A high-fat diet correlates with a greater risk of heart disease.
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- 2[transitive] correlate something to show that there is a close connection between two or more facts, figures, etc. Researchers are trying to correlate the two sets of figures.
correlate
verbNAmE//ˈkɔrəˌleɪt//, NAmE//ˈkɑrəˌleɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they correlate ,
he / she / it correlates ,
past simple correlated ,
-ing form correlating ,
NAmE//ˈkɔrələt//, NAmE//ˈkɑrələt//
nounSee correlate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: correlate