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cor·re·late    (kôr-lt, kr-) KEY  

VERB:
cor·re·lat·ed , cor·re·lat·ing , cor·re·lates
VERB:
tr.

1. To put or bring into causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relation.
2. To establish or demonstrate as having a correlation: correlated drug abuse and crime.

VERB:
intr.

To be related by a correlation.

ADJECTIVE:
(-lt, -lt)

Related by a correlation, especially having corresponding characteristics.

NOUN:
(-lt, -lt)

Either of two correlate entities; a correlative.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from correlation

OTHER FORMS:
corre·lata·ble (Adjective), corre·lator (Noun)

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