correlate
/ˈkɒɹəleɪt//ˈkɔɹəleɪt/
correlate verb: to compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.
Verb
correlate (third-person singular simple present correlates, present participle correlating, simple past and past participle correlated)
- To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.
- To be related by a correlation; to be correlated.
- Doctrine and worship correlate as theory and practice.1871, Edward Burnett Tylor, Primitive Culture
- As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 3-4
Noun
UK/ˈkɒɹələt/US/ˈkɔɹələt/
correlate (plural correlates)
- Either of a pair of things related by a correlation; a correlative.
- Several studies have demonstrated that neutralizing antibodies are a strong correlate for protection against symptomatic infection with Covid-19 and its variants, with boosters enhancing neutralization.
Peter Gilbert, professor of vaccine and infectious diseases at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer...2022 March 22, Tasnim Ahmed, “How protected are we against Covid-19? Scientists search for a test to measure immunity”, in CNN
- Several studies have demonstrated that neutralizing antibodies are a strong correlate for protection against symptomatic infection with Covid-19 and its variants, with boosters enhancing neutralization.
correlate meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
correlate in Hindi
- transitive: to compare
- सहसंबंध करना sahsambandh karnā, संबंध जोड़ना sambandh joṛnā
- intransitive: to be related by a correlation
- सहसंबंध होना sahsambandh honā
correlate in Urdu
- ارتباط کرنا
correlate in Bengali
- পারস্পরিক সম্পর্কযুক্ত করা
correlate in Malayalam
- match, correspond, parallel
- പരസ്പരം സംബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുക, പരസ്പരം ബന്ധമുണ്ടായിരിക്കുക, ആനുരൂപ്യമുണ്ടാകുക, ചേരുക, അനുഗുണമായി ഭവിക്കുക, സമാനതയുണ്ടായിരിക്കുക
- connect, establish a relationship between, establish a connection between
- സംബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുക, ബന്ധപ്പെടുത്തുക, പരസ്പരം ബന്ധം വരുത്തുക, ബന്ധം സ്ഥാപിക്കുക, പരസ്പരം ബന്ധപ്പെടുത്തുക, തമ്മിൽ ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുക
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- correlate in Kannada
- ತೊಡರಿಸು, ನಂಟು ತೋರಿಸು
Examples of correlate in a sentence
- The starkness of the studies correlates with the rising number of people – especially Democrats – who see climate change as not just an issue but the issue of our times.2020 January 15, Chris Cillizza, “Exhibit 9,172 that global warming is an urgent threat”, in CNN:
- Two factors were heavily correlated with Gen Z happiness: how much time they got for weekend sleep and relaxation, and even more important was their sense of purpose, he said.2024 April 9, Madeline Holcombe, “Gen Z is less happy than the rest of us. Here is what would make a difference”, in CNN:
Forms of correlate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | correlates |
| present participle | correlating |
| past participle | correlated |
| past | correlated |
| Noun | |
| plural | correlates |
Origin of correlate
From cor- + relate.
Words formed from correlate
Questions about correlate
- What does correlate mean?
- Correlate means to compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.
- What is correlate in Hindi?
- Correlate in Hindi is सहसंबंध करना (sahsambandh karnā), संबंध जोड़ना (sambandh joṛnā), सहसंबंध होना (sahsambandh honā). See Correlate meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use correlate in a sentence?
- The starkness of the studies correlates with the rising number of people – especially Democrats – who see climate change as not just an issue but the issue of our times.
- What part of speech is correlate?
- Correlate can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce correlate?
- Correlate is pronounced /ˈkɒɹəleɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of correlate?
- The past tense of correlate is correlated.
Words near correlate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: correlate (page history and authors); correlate (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); correlate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); correlate (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); correlate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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