(~s, correlating, ~d)
1.
If one thing ~s 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 ~. (FORMAL)
Obesity ~s with increased risk for hypertension and stroke...
The political opinions of spouses ~ more closely than their heights...
The loss of respect for British science is ~d to reduced funding...
At the highest executive levels earnings and performance aren’t always ~d.
V-RECIP: V with/to n, pl-n V, be V-ed with/to n, be V-ed
2.
If you ~ things, you work out the way in which they are connected or the way they influence each other. (FORMAL)
Attempts to ~ 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