as·so·ci·ate ( -s  sh - 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 Verb [-ating, -ated] 1. to connect in the mind 2. to mix socially: addicts are driven to associate with criminals 3. be associated or associate oneself with to be involved with (a group) because of shared views: she had long been associated with the far right Noun 1. a partner in business 2. a companion or friend Adjective 1. having partial rights or subordinate status: an associate member 2. joined with in business: an associate director [Latin ad- to + sociare to join]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  associate - 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" 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" 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" 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. |  associate - 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" | | 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" | | 4. | associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" | | 5. | associate - a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studiesacademic 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" | | Verb | 1. | 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!" | | 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" |
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 << OPPOSITE separate verb 2. socialize, mix, hang ( informal), chiefly U.S. accompany, hang out ( informal) run around ( informal) mingle, be friends, befriend, consort, hang about, hobnob, fraternize << OPPOSITE avoid noun 3. partner, friend, ally, colleague, mate ( informal) companion, comrade, affiliate, collaborator, confederate, co-worker, workmate, main man ( slang), chiefly U.S. cobber Austral., N.Z. ( old-fashioned), ( informal) confrère, compeer, E hoa N.Z.  Translations associate adj, n [əˈsəuʃɪɪt]vt, vi [əˈsəuʃɪeɪt]
 associate adj, n [əˈsəuʃɪɪt]vb [əˈsəuʃɪeɪt] associated company → société affiliée
 associate adj, n [əˈsəuʃɪɪt]vt, vi [əˈsəuʃɪeɪt] adj (director) → assoziiert;
 associate [əˈsəuʃɪɪt] adj → associato/a; [ member] → aggiunto/avb [əˈsəuʃɪeɪt]
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