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correlate to v/s correlate with

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 Post subject: correlate to v/s correlate with
 Post Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:22 pm 
In a MGMAT test that I gave, I found a question in SC on correlate to v/s correlate with. Can anyone please clarify when to use which?
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esledge
 Post subject: "Correlate with," but cautiously.
 Post Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:41 pm 
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I didn't find a definitive answer on this one.

The dictionary I have handy (Random House College Dictionary, 1982) uses the phrase "found in correlation with another" to define the adjective "correlative."

A Google search reveals both usages, though to me "X correlates with Y" not only sounds better than "X correlates to Y," but also seems more metaphorically appropriate (X and Y increase and decrease with each other, assuming positive correlation).

Incidentally, here are some related idioms I ran across:
X is in correlation with Y
X and Y are in correlation
X and Y correlate with each other.
X and Y correlate to some degree. (I think this is different from "X correlates to Y," as the "to" in this case belongs with "some degree")

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fcomorales
 Post subject: Re: correlate to v/s correlate with
 Post Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 10:47 am 
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More evidence about this:

The OG12 and the Verbal Review Ed. 2 do not use "correlate to" or "correlates to" in the verbal section. They do use "correlate with" and "correlates with". I did this search using Google Books.
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