correlate

noun

Either of a pair of things related by a correlation; a correlative.

verb

(transitive) To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.

(intransitive) To be related by a correlation; to be correlated.

Roots

referorel- · Latin · carry back, relate

Synonyms for correlate

correlativen interrelatev relatev equatev coordinatev

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The word correlate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root rel-, from Latin refero (“carry back, relate”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.