correlate
To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristicsTo compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.
» I used to correlate love with sex.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.
korrelieren, abgleichen
соотноси́тьsootnosítʹ, соотнести́sootnestí
співвідно́ситиspivvidnósyty, співвіднести́spivvidnestý
bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
(intransitive)To be related by a correlation; to be correlated.
korrelieren
соотноси́тьсяsootnosítʹsja, соотнести́сьsootnestísʹ, коррели́роватьkorrelírovatʹ
співвідно́ситисяspivvidnósytysja, корелюва́тиkoreljuváty
Examples
6 sentencesI used to correlate love with sex.
Sami doesn't think that these things are correlated.
Some of the work in the workbook doesn't correlate with the readings in the textbook.
High birthrates are correlated with poverty, while low birthrates are correlated with wealth and education.
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From cor- + relate.From cor- + relate.
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Forms
correlates, correlating, correlated, correlated| Base form | correlate · to correlate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | correlates |
| Present participle | correlating |
| Past simple | correlated |
| Past participle | correlated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle