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correlate

verb

  1. to establish or show a relationship between entities
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noun

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adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹələt/ / /ˈkɔɹələt/ / /ˈkɑɹələt/ / /ˈkɒɹəleɪt/ / /ˈkɔɹəleɪt/ / /ˈkɑɹəleɪt/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English cor- English relate English correlate From cor- + relate.

  1. 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 Research Center and lead author of the Moderna study, says these correlates are useful to apply to large groups.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English cor- English relate English correlate From cor- + relate.

  1. To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.
  2. To be related by a correlation; to be correlated.

    Doctrine and worship correlate as theory and practice.

    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.