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as·so·ci·ate  (-ssh-t, -s-)
v. as·so·ci·at·ed, as·so·ci·at·ing, as·so·ci·ates
v.tr.
1. To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
2. To connect or join together; combine.
3. To connect in the mind or imagination: "I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn" (John Keats).
v.intr.
1. To join in or form a league, union, or association. See Synonyms at join.
2. To spend time socially; keep company: associates with her coworkers on weekends.
n. (-t, -t)
1. A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.
2. A companion; a comrade.
3. One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
4. A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
5. often Associate An associate's degree.
adj. (-t, -t)
1. Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status: an associate editor.
2. Having partial status or privileges: an associate member of the club.
3. Following or accompanying; concomitant.

[Middle English associaten, from Latin associre, associt- : ad-, ad- + socius, companion; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]

associate
vb [əˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt -sɪ-] (usually foll by with)
1. (tr) to link or connect in the mind or imagination to associate Christmas with fun
2. (intr) to keep company; mix socially to associate with writers
3. (intr) to form or join an association, group, etc.
4. (tr; usually passive) to consider in conjunction; connect rainfall is associated with humidity
5. (tr) to bring (a person, esp oneself) into friendship, partnership, etc.
6. (tr; often passive) to express agreement or allow oneself to be connected (with) Bertrand Russell was associated with the peace movement
n [əˈsəʊʃɪɪt -ˌeɪt -sɪ-]
1. a person joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc.; partner; colleague
2. a companion or friend
3. something that usually accompanies another thing; concomitant hope is an associate to happiness
4. a person having a subordinate position in or admitted to only partial membership of an institution, association, etc.
adj [əˈsəʊʃɪɪt -ˌeɪt -sɪ-] (prenominal)
1. joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc.; having equal or nearly equal status an associate director
2. having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status an associate member
3. accompanying; concomitant
[from Latin associāre to ally with, from sociāre to join, from socius an ally]
associable  adj
associator  n
associatory  adj
associateship  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.associateassociate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
compeer, equal, peer, match - a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
adjunct - a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
affiliate - a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
ally, friend - an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"
bedfellow - a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows"
cooperator, pardner, partner, collaborator - an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"
confrere, colleague, fellow - a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
co-worker, colleague, fellow worker, workfellow - an associate that one works with
fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
participant - someone who takes part in an activity
shipmate - an associate on the same ship with you
teammate, mate - a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates"
2.associateassociate - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
date, escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
playfellow, playmate - a companion at play
tovarich, tovarisch - a comrade (especially in Russian communism)
3.associate - a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners"
subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
4.associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
accompaniment, co-occurrence, concomitant, attendant - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
5.associate - a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
academic degree, degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
Associate in Arts, AA - an associate degree in arts
AAS, Associate in Applied Science - an associate degree in applied science
AN, Associate in Nursing - an associate degree in nursing
Verb1.associate - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
remember - exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others"
cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
interrelate - place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events"
correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"
identify - conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"
free-associate - associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories"
have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
decouple, dissociate - regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"
2.associate - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
ally - become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
go steady, date, go out, see - date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
companion, company, keep company, accompany - be a companion to somebody
3.associate - bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"
unite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
walk - be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
Adj.1.associate - having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"
subordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance

associate
verb
1. connect, couple, league, link, mix, relate, pair, ally, identify, unite, join, combine, attach, affiliate, fasten, correlate, confederate, yoke, affix, lump together, cohere, mention in the same breath, conjoin, think of together We've got the idea of associating progress with the future.
connect separate, distance, divorce, isolate, distinguish, detach, segregate, disconnect, dissociate, set apart
2. affiliate, unite, join, link, ally, combine, connect, incorporate, confederate, band together I haven't been associated with the project over the last year.
3. socialize, mix, hang (informal, chiefly U.S.), accompany, hang out (informal), run around (informal), mingle, be friends, befriend, consort, hang about, hobnob, fraternize They found out they'd been associating with a murderer.
socialize avoid, break off, part company, be alienated, be estranged
noun
partner, friend, ally, colleague, mate (informal), companion, comrade, affiliate, collaborator, confederate, co-worker, workmate, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), confrère, compeer the restaurant owner's business associates
Translations
associate
A. [əˈsəʊʃɪɪt] ADJ [company] → asociado
B. [əˈsəʊʃɪɪt] N (= colleague) → colega mf; (in crime) → cómplice mf (also associate member) [of society] → miembro mf no numerario/a; [of professional body] → colegiado/a m/f; [of learned body] → miembro mf correspondiente
Fred Bloggs and AssociatesFred Bloggs y Asociados
C. [əˈsəuʃɪeɪt] VT
1. (mentally) [+ ideas, things, people] → asociar, relacionar
to associate one thing with anotherasociar or relacionar una cosa con otra
I always associate you with Barcelonasiempre te asocio or relaciono con Barcelona
2. (= affiliate, connect) → vincular, asociar
to be associated with sth/sb: high blood pressure is associated with heart diseasese vincula or asocia la tensión alta con las enfermedades coronarias
he was associated with the communist partyestaba vinculado or asociado con el partido comunista
it is a privilege to be associated with heres un privilegio estar relacionado con ella
I don't wish to be associated or to associate myself with it/himno quiero tener nada que ver con ello/él
D. [əˈsəuʃɪeɪt] VI to associate with sbrelacionarse con algn, tratar con algn
E. [əˈsəʊʃɪɪt] CPD associate director Nsubdirector(a) m/f, director(a) m/f adjunto/a
associate judge Njuez mf asesor(a)
Associate Justice N (US) → juez mf asociado/a
associate member N [of society] → miembro mf no numerario/a; [of professional body] → colegiado/a m/f; [of learned body] → miembro mf correspondiente
associate producer N (TV, Cine) → productor(a) m/f asociado/a
associate professor N (US) → profesor(a) m/f adjunto/a
associate's degree N (US) → licenciatura f

associate [əˈsəʊsiət]
n (= colleague) → associé(e) m/f
adj
associate director → directeur/trice m/f adjoint(e)
associate member → membre m associé
[əˈsəʊsieɪt] vt (= link) → associer
to be associated with sth → être associé(e) à qch
to associate o.s. with sb/sth → s'associer à qn/qch
[əˈsəʊsieɪt] vi
to associate with sb → fréquenter qn

associate
n
(= colleague)Kollege m, → Kollegin f; (Comm: = partner) → Partner m, → Kompagnon m, → Teilhaber(in) m(f); (= accomplice)Komplize m, → Komplizin f
vtin Verbindung bringen, assoziieren (also Psych); to associate oneself with somebody/somethingsich jdm/einer Sache anschließen, sich mit jdm/einer Sache assoziieren; to be associated with somebody/somethingmit jdm/einer Sache in Verbindung gebracht or assoziiert werden; it is associated in their minds with …sie denken dabei gleich an (+acc); I don’t associate him with sportich assoziiere ihn nicht mit Sport, ich denke bei ihm nicht an Sport; the Associated Union of …der Gewerkschaftsverband der …; associate(d) companyPartnerfirma f
vi to associate withverkehren mit

associate:
associate director
n Direktor einer Firma, der jedoch nicht offiziell als solcher ernannt wurde
associate editor
nMitherausgeber(in) m(f)
associate member
associate partner
n(Geschäfts)partner(in) m(f)

associate [ɐvb əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt; ɐn, adj əˈsəʊʃɪɪt]
1. vtassociare, collegare
to associate o.s. with → associarsi a, unirsi a
I don't wish to be associated with it → non voglio che si pensi che io abbia a che fare con la cosa
2. vi to associate with sbfrequentare qn
3. n (colleague) → collega m/f, socio/a; (accomplice) → complice m/f; (member, of club) → socio/a aggregato/a; (of learned society) → membro aggregato
4. adj (company) → consociato/a; (member) → aggregato/a, aggiunto/a

associate [ɐvb əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt; ɐn, adj əˈsəʊʃɪɪt]
1. vtassociare, collegare
to associate o.s. with → associarsi a, unirsi a
I don't wish to be associated with it → non voglio che si pensi che io abbia a che fare con la cosa
2. vi to associate with sbfrequentare qn
3. n (colleague) → collega m/f, socio/a; (accomplice) → complice m/f; (member, of club) → socio/a aggregato/a; (of learned society) → membro aggregato
4. adj (company) → consociato/a; (member) → aggregato/a, aggiunto/a

associate
v associate [əˈsəusieit]
1 to connect in the mind He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father. assosieer يَربُط свързвам spojovat si forbinde; associere verbinden συσχετίζω asociar seostama تداعی کردن yhdistää associer לְקַשֶר जुड़ना povezivati összekapcsol, társít menghubungkan tengja associare 結びつけて考える 연결지어 생각하다 susieti savienot kaitkan associa aren forbinde med, assosiere kojarzyć associar a asocia ассоциировать(ся) spájať si povezovati asocirati, vezati za associera เชื่อมโยงทางความคิด çağrışım yapmak, çağrıştırmak 將...與…聯想在一起 пов'язувати ذہنی تعلق ہونا liên tưởng ...
2 (usually withwith) to join (with someone) in friendship or work They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours. assosieer, kuier يُرافِق،يُزامِل، يُصادِق сдружавам се stýkat se omgås Umgang haben συναναστρέφομαι, συγχρωτίζομαι encontrarse, relacionarse läbi käima رابطه داشتن؛ همنشینی کردن olla tekemisissä jnk kanssa (se) fréquenter לְהִתחַבֵּר עִם मेल-जोल रखना družiti se kapcsolatban van, társul bergaul umgangast frequentarsi 交際する 사귀다 bendrauti biedroties bergaul omgaan met omgås zadawać się, utrzymywać stosunki dar-se a avea de-a face (cu); a se asocia (cu) общаться stýkať sa družiti (se) družiti se umgås คบค้าสมาคมกัน arkadaşlık etmek 與…交往或共事 спілкуватися شریک ہونا tụ tập
[-et] adj
1 having a lower position or rank an associate professor. assosiaat-agtig أستاذ مُساعِد доцент mimořádný assisterende außerordentlich συνεργάτης, ιεραρχικά υφιστάμενος adjunto abi- دستیار؛ معاون apulais- associé חָבֵר עִם זְכוּיוֹת מוּגבָּלוֹת संयुक्त pridružen kisegítő; társult (tag) pembantu aðstoðar- associato 準~ 부(副) jaunesnysis, žemesnysis docents profesor madya buitengewoon assisterende (f.eks. dosent/professor II) niższy, młodszy associado agregat являющийся помощником или заместителем mimoriadny izreden koji je na nižem položaju ili u nižem rangu, npr. vanredni profesor biträdande, assisterande มีตำแหน่งรองลงมา yardımcı, muavin 副的 той, що є молодшим членом نائب ہونا phó
2 joined or connected associate organizations. geassosieer مُرافِق، مُتَّصِل، مُشارِك свързан přidružený associeret assozliert συναργαζόμενος asociado ühinenud, sidus- متحد؛ یکپارچه liittyvä affilié חָבֵר सम्बद्ध pridruženi társ afiliasi tengdur, auka- associato 連合した 연합한 asocijuotas, susijungęs apvienības bersekutu geassocieerd assosiert połączony associado afiliat; asociat объединённый pridružený pridružen pridružen förbunden, knuten till ซึ่งมีส่วนร่วม birleşmiş, birleşik 合夥的 об'єднаний, пов'язаний منسلک ، ملحق liên kết
n
a colleague or partner; a companion. assosiaat عُضو، مُشارِك ،زَميل колега kolega, společník kollega; partner der/die Kollege/Kollegin; der/die Partner(in) συνεργάτης socio kaaslane, partner شریک؛ همدم kumppani associé/-ée חָבֵר सहयोगी kolega társ mitra félagi; samstarfsmaður socio; collega 仲間 동료 bendradarbis, partneris, kolega biedrs; kolēģis; partneris teman collega, metgezel kollega, partner partner, współpracownik, kolega sócio aso­ciat коллега; партнёр spoločník, -čka sodelavec, družabnik kolega, partner; drug kompanjon, ämbetsbroder เพื่อนร่วมงาน iş arkadaşı, meslektaş, ortak 合夥人;同伴 колега; партнер ساتھی ، شریک cộng tác
n association
1 a club, society etc. vereniging, assosiasie ناد، إتِّحاد асоциация sdružení, svaz forening; sammenslutning die Vereinigung σύλλογος, λέσχη, όμιλος asociación selts, ühendus انجمن yhdistys société חֶברָה, אִיגוּד, עֲמוּתָה संघ društvo egyesület, társaság perhimpunan félag, samtök associazione 協会, 団体 사교 단체 asociacija, susivienijimas, organizacija asociācija; biedrība persatuan vereniging forening, sammenslutning stowarzyszenie associação aso­ciaţie ассоциация; общество združenie društvo, družba klub, društvo förening, sammanslutning สมาคม dernek, cemiyet 協會 товариство; спілка انجمن ، جماعت hội
2 a friendship or partnership. vriendskap, vennootskap مُرافَقَه، مُصادَقَة приятелство přátelení venskab; partnerskab die Freundschaft σχέση, συνεργασία asociación partnerlus همکاری؛ همنشینی kumppanuus amicale, association הִתחבּרוּת, קֶשֶר सहयोग društvo társulás persekutuan félagsskapur compagnia 交際 교제 bendravimas, draugystė biedrošanās perhubungan omgang, connectie vennskap, partnerskap obcowanie amizade prietenie; par­te­neriat дружба;сотрудничество priateľstvo družabništvo prijateljstvo, partnerstvo kamratskap, kompanjonskap ความเป็นมิตร arkadaşlık, ortaklık 友誼或合夥 дружба شراکت ، دوستی sự hợp tác
3 a connection in the mind The house had associations with her dead husband. assosiasies تَرابُط مَعان، تَداعي أفْكار асоциация asociace tankeforbindelse; association die Assoziationen συνειρμός asociación assotsiatsioon تداعی assosiaatio association d'idées אַסוֹציַאציָה जुड़ाव asocijacija társítás asosiasi hugrenningatengsl collegamento, associazione d'idee 連想 연상 asociacija asociācija; saistība berkaitan associatie assosiasjon, tankeforbindelse, tilknytning skojarzenie lembranças asociere de idei ассоциация spájanie predstáv asociacija asocijacija (na mentalnom nivou) association, minne ความคิดที่เชื่อมโยง çağrışım 聯想 зв'язок, асоціація ذہنی تعلق sự liên tưởng
in association with
together with We are acting in association with the London branch of our firm. in assosiasie met بِالإشْتِراك مَع заедно с ve spojení s i samarbejde med in Verbindung mit σε συνεργασία με juntamente con koostöös (kellegagi) با همراهی؛ درکنار yhdessä jnk kanssa de concert avec הִתְאַחדוּת के साथ zajednički együtt bersama í samfloti með, í tengslum við d'intesa con ~と共同して ...와 관련하여 drauge su kopā ar bersama-sama samen met i samarbeid med razem z juntamente com în colaborare cu совместно с v spojení s v sodelovanju u saradnji sa tillsammans med เกี่ยวข้องกับ ...ile birlikte 與...聯合 разом з شرکت کے ساتھ phối hợp với ...

associate مرافق, مساعد přidružený, společník partner, vice- teilhabend, Teilhaber συνεργαζόμενος, συνεταίρος adjunto, colega apulais-, liikekumppani associé drug, udružen associato, socio 提携者, 準・・・ 제휴자, 준... partner, verenigd medarbeider, tilknyttet stowarzyszony, współpracownik associado, colaborador, sócio компаньон, объединенный associerad, kompanjon ที่เกี่ยวเนื่อง, ผู้มีความสัมพันธ์กัน เช่น ผู้ร่วมงาน เพื่อน หุ้นส่วน iş arkadaşı, yan cộng sự, liên kết 副的, 合作人


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