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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CORRELATE, n. [L. Con and relatus. See Relate.] One who stands in an opposite relation, as father and son.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: mutually related [syn: correlative, correlate, correlated] n
1: either of two or more related or complementary variables [syn: correlate, correlative] v
1: to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?"
2: bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: back-formation from correlation Date: 1643 1. either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (as husband and wife) 2. a phenomenon that accompanies another phenomenon, is usually parallel to it, and is related in some way to it <precise electrical correlates of conscious thinking in the human brain — Bayard Webster> • correlate adjective II. verb (-lated; -lating) Date: circa 1742 intransitive verb to bear reciprocal or mutual relations ; correspond transitive verb 1. a. to establish a mutual or reciprocal relation between <correlate activities in the lab and the field> b. to show correlation or a causal relationship between 2. to present or set forth so as to show relationship <he correlates the findings of the scientists, the psychologists, and the mystics — Eugene Exman> • correlatable adjective • correlator noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (foll. by with, to) have a mutual relation. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by with) bring into a mutual relation. --n. each of two related or complementary things (esp. so related that one implies the other). Etymology: back-form. f. CORRELATION, CORRELATIVE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Correlate Cor`re*late" (k[o^]r`r[-e]*l[=a]t" or k[o^]r"r[-e]*l[=a]t`), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Correlated; p. pr. & vb. n. Correlating.] [Pref. cor- + relate.] To have reciprocal or mutual relations; to be mutually related. Doctrine and worship correlate as theory and practice. --Tylor.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Correlate Cor`re*late", v. t. To put in relation with each other; to connect together by the disclosure of a mutual relation; as, to correlate natural phenomena. --Darwin.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Correlate Cor"re*late (k?r"r?-l?t), n. One who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation to something else, as father to son; a correlative. --South.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(correlates, correlating, correlated) 1. If one thing correlates with another, there is a close similarity or connection between them, often because one thing causes the other. You can also say that two things correlate. (FORMAL) Obesity correlates with increased risk for hypertension and stroke... The political opinions of spouses correlate more closely than their heights... The loss of respect for British science is correlated to reduced funding... At the highest executive levels earnings and performance aren't always correlated. V-RECIP: V with/to n, pl-n V, be V-ed with/to n, be V-ed 2. If you correlate things, you work out the way in which they are connected or the way they influence each other. (FORMAL) Attempts to correlate specific language functions with particular parts of the brain have not advanced very far... Lieutenant Ryan closed his eyes, first mentally viewing the different crime scenes, then correlating the data. VERB: V n with n, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Correlative, counterpart, complement, complemental term.

Moby Thesaurus

ally, alter ego, analogon, analogue, apply, associate, bind, bracket, brother, close copy, close match, cognate, companion, complement, congenator, congener, connect, coordinate, corelate, correlative, correspondent, counterpart, couple, draw a parallel, each other, equate, equivalent, fellow, identify, image, interrelate, kindred spirit, like, likeness, link, match, mate, near duplicate, obverse, one another, parallel, parallelize, pendant, picture, reciprocal, reciprocatist, reciprocator, relate, relativize, second self, similitude, simulacrum, sister, soul mate, such, suchlike, tally, the like of, the likes of, tie, twin, wed