associate

associate [verb uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see-; noun, adjective, uh-soh-shee-it, -eyt, -see-] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for associate on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), as·so·ci·at·ed, as·so·ci·at·ing.

1. to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
2. to join as a companion, partner, or ally: to associate oneself with a cause.
3. to unite; combine: coal associated with shale.

verb (used without object), as·so·ci·at·ed, as·so·ci·at·ing.

4. to enter into union; unite.
5. to keep company, as a friend, companion, or ally: He was accused of associating with known criminals.
6. to join together as partners or colleagues.

noun

7. a person who shares actively in anything as a business, enterprise, or undertaking; partner; colleague; fellow worker: He consulted with his associates before proceeding further.
8. a companion or comrade: my most intimate associates.
9. a confederate; an accomplice or ally: criminal associates.
10. anything usually accompanying or associated with another; an accompaniment or concomitant.
11. a person who is admitted to a subordinate degree of membership in an association or institution: an associate of the Royal Academy.

adjective

12. connected, joined, or related, especially as a companion or colleague; having equal or nearly equal responsibility: an associate partner.
13. having subordinate status; without full rights and privileges: an associate member.
14. allied; concomitant.

Origin of associate 1400–50; late Middle English Latin associātus joined to, united with (past participle of associāre), equivalent to as- as- + soci- (see social) + -ātus -ate1; compare Anglo-French associer (v.), associé (noun)Related formsas·so·ci·ate·ship, nounnon·as·so·ci·at·ed, adjectivere·as·so·ci·ate, verb, re·as·so·ci·at·ed, re·as·so·ci·at·ing.su·per·as·so·ci·ate, nounun·as·so·ci·at·ed, adjectivewell-as·so·ci·at·ed, adjectiveSynonyms for associate See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1. link. Synonym study 7, 8. See acquaintance.Antonyms for associate 1. dissociate. 7–9. adversary. Related Words for associate crony, cohort, comrade, buddy, assistant, accomplice, fellow, friend, collaborator, partner, companion, ally, co-worker, join, correlate, relate, combine, mix, identify, link Examples from the Web for associate Contemporary Examples of associate

Surenos are told when to workout, who to associate with and how to distribute any funds they make from illegal activity.

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December 11, 2014

She lived it — civil rights and other issues that you associate from the family.

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November 19, 2014

She now serves as an Associate Professor at Colorado State University and has authored several books on autism and animal science.

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November 18, 2014

I associate Ravel with your music from the beginning of your career.

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November 8, 2014

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Historical Examples of associate

Also he disliked Carter—seemed to associate his personality with that of Shandy’s.

Thoroughbreds

W. A. Fraser

We do not associate with them, and they are soon punished for their misdeeds.

The Dream

Emile Zola

Try to associate with God-fearing people and live with them, then you will learn only good.

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Johanna Spyri

Judging from your associate, I might with justice think you depraved.

Night and Morning, Complete

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

If he happens to appear in the office, I have to associate with him; but, thank Heaven!

American Notes

Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for associate associate verb (əˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt, -sɪ-) (usually foll by with)

1. (tr) to link or connect in the mind or imaginationto associate Christmas with fun
2. (intr) to keep company; mix sociallyto associate with writers
3. (intr) to form or join an association, group, etc
4. (tr; usually passive) to consider in conjunction; connectrainfall 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

noun (əˈsəʊʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt, -sɪ-)

7. a person joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; partner; colleague
8. a companion or friend
9. something that usually accompanies another thing; concomitanthope is an associate to happiness
10. a person having a subordinate position in or admitted to only partial membership of an institution, association, etc

adjective (əˈsəʊʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt, -sɪ-) (prenominal)

11. joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; having equal or nearly equal statusan associate director
12. having partial rights and privileges or subordinate statusan associate member
13. accompanying; concomitant

Derived Formsassociable, adjectiveassociator, nounassociatory, adjectiveassociateship, nounWord Origin for associate C14: from Latin associāre to ally with, from sociāre to join, from socius an ally Word Origin and History for associate v.

mid-15c., from Latin associatus past participle of associare “join with,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + sociare “unite with,” from socius “companion” (see social (adj.)). Related: Associated; associating. Earlier form of the verb was associen (late 14c.), from Old French associier “associate (with).”

n.

1530s, from associate (adj.).

adj.

early 15c., “allied, connected, paired,” from Latin associatus, past participle of associare (see associate (v.)).