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correlate

 
 
/ˈkɒrəleɪt/ verb [I or T]

Definition

if two things correlate, or are correlated, they are connected, and affect each other: correlate to sth At this point, the advertising hasn't correlated to an increase in sales.correlate (sth) with sth Oil sales are closely correlated with economic growth.
(Definition of correlate verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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