English / word

correlate

verb C1

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another.

In context

Regular study hours correlate with better grades.

The two research results correlate closely.

Synonyms

relate,connect,associate

Antonyms

separate,disconnect,diverge

Collocations

strongly correlate,positively correlate,negatively correlate

Past: correlated · Past participle: correlated · -ing: correlating