Pronunciation: - ˌ l ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -lat · ed ; -lat · ing
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 correlate s the findings of the scientists, the psychologists, and the mystics ― Eugene Exman>
– cor · re · lat · able \ - ˌ l ā -t ə -b ə l \ adjective
– cor · re · lat · or \ - ˌ l ā -t ə r \ noun