verb

correlate

to correlate, to connect, to associate

Researchers try to correlate diet with health.

Researchers try to correlate diet with health.

Poverty and crime often correlate.

Poverty and crime often correlate.

((sth.)) with ((sth.)) to connect (sth.) with (sth. else) Researchers try to correlate diet with health.

((sth.)) and ((sth.)) correlate to have a mutual relationship Poverty and crime often correlate.

Synonyms: connect, associate, link; Antonyms: disconnect, dissociate

From the prefix 'cor-' (a form of 'com-', meaning 'with, together') and 'relate'. Literally, to relate things together.

Break it down: 'co-' means 'together' and 'relate'. So, to correlate is to show how things relate together.

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