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Definition of correlate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

correlate

verb
 
/ˈkɒrəleɪt/
 
/ˈkɔːrəleɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they correlate
 
/ˈkɒrəleɪt/
 
/ˈkɔːrəleɪt/
he / she / it correlates
 
/ˈkɒrəleɪts/
 
/ˈkɔːrəleɪts/
past simple correlated
 
/ˈkɒrəleɪtɪd/
 
/ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪd/
past participle correlated
 
/ˈkɒrəleɪtɪd/
 
/ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪd/
-ing form correlating
 
/ˈkɒrəleɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪŋ/
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  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.
    • The average speed of the vehicles correlates closely with the severity of the accident caused.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • closely
    • highly
    • significantly
    verb + correlate
    • be found to
    • be shown to
    preposition
    • to
    • with
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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.
    • Property values are negatively correlated to the tax rate.
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  3. Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a noun): back-formation from correlation and correlative.
See correlate in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee correlate in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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