{
    "term": "correlate",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "correlate",
            "heSheIt": "correlates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "correlated",
        "pastParticiple": "correlated",
        "ingForm": "correlating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "if two or more facts, figures, etc. correlate or if a fact, figure, etc. correlates with another, the facts are closely connected and affect or depend on each other",
            "sensetop": "correlate with something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The figures do not seem to correlate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A high-fat diet correlates with a greater risk of heart disease.",
                    "contextForm": "correlate with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The average speed of the vehicles correlates closely with the severity of the accident caused."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["closely", "highly", "significantly"],
                "verb + correlate": ["be found to", "be shown to"],
                "preposition": ["to", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to show that there is a close connection between two or more facts, figures, etc.",
            "sensetop": "correlate something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Researchers are trying to correlate the two sets of figures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Property values are negatively correlated to the tax rate."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒrəleɪt/",
                "audio": "co/correlate/correlate__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒrəleɪts/",
                "audio": "co/correlate/correlates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒrəleɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "co/correlate/correlated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒrəleɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/correlate/correlating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɔːrəleɪt/",
                "audio": "co/correlate/correlate__us_1_rr.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɔːrəleɪts/",
                "audio": "co/correlate/correlates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "co/correlate/correlated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/correlate/correlating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent. (as a noun): back-formation from correlation and correlative."
}