correlate
UK/'kɒrәleit/US
IELTSTOEFLC1
Definitions
v.
To have or show a mutual relationship in which one thing affects or matches another.
（使）相互关联，相关。
n.
Something that has a mutual or corresponding relationship with another.
相关物，对应物。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcor- (together, a form of con-) + relate (carry back to connect) = 'carried back together.' Two things carried alongside each other, moving in step, are correlated — when one changes, so does the other.
Root lat still carries 15 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.correlate with与……相关
- 2.correlate to与……对应
- 3.strongly correlate强相关
Example Sentences
- 1.
Income tends to correlate with years of education.
- 2.
The two surveys correlate quite closely.
- 3.
Researchers found a clear correlate of the disease.