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   associate

   verb

   • 1. connect (someone or something) with something else in one's mind: "I associated wealth with freedom" Similar linkconnectcouplerelateidentifyequatebracketthink of togetherthink of in connection withdraw a parallel withmention in the same breath asset side by side with
   • ▪ connect (something) with something else because they occur together or one produces the other: "the environmental problems associated with nuclear waste"
   • ▪ be involved with: "she has been associated with the project from the first" Similar mixkeep companyminglesocializeget togethergo aroundrub shouldersfraternizeconsorthave dealingsrub elbowsinformal:hobnobrun aroundhang outhang abouthang aroundknock aboutknock aroundpal uppal aroundchum aroundbe thick with
   • ▪ allow oneself to be connected with or seen to be supportive of: "I cannot associate myself with some of the language used" Similar affiliatealignconnectjoinjoin upjoin forcesattachcombineteam upband togetherbe in leagueallyform an alliancesyndicatefederateconsolidateincorporateconjoinmergeintegrate
   • ▪ meet or have dealings with someone regarded with disapproval: "he began to associate with the Mafia"

   noun

   • 1. a partner or companion in business or at work: "a close associate of the Minister"
   • 2. a person with limited or subordinate membership of an organization: "an Associate of the Linnaean Society"
   • 3. a concept connected with another: "the patient was asked to commit to memory a list of five paired associates"

   adjective

   • 1. connected with an organization or business: "an associate company"
   • ▪ having shared function or membership but with a lesser status: "the associate director of the academy"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘join with in a common purpose’; as an adjective in the sense ‘allied’): from Latin associat- ‘joined’, from the verb associare, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. associability noun
   • 2. associable adjective
   • 3. associateship noun
   • 4. associator noun

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   ASSOCIATE definition: 1. to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else: 2. someone who is…. Learn more.

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   associate: [noun] one associated with another: such as. partner, colleague. companion, comrade.

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   Associate definition: to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.. See examples of ASSOCIATE used in a sentence.

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   ASSOCIATE meaning: 1. to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else: 2. someone who is…. Learn more.

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   Definition of associate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   As a verb, associate can mean to make a connection between things or concepts. You might associate the smell of lemons with summer memories of selling lemonade. Or, with polishing your furniture with Lemon Pledge.

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   ASSOCIATE definition: 1. to relate two things, people, etc in your mind: 2. someone who you know because of work or…. Learn more.

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   SYNONYMY NOTE: associate refers to a person who is frequently in one's company, usually because of shared work [business associates]; colleague denotes a co-worker, esp. in one of the professions, and may or may not imply a personal relationship [her colleagues at the university]; companion 1 always refers to a person who actually accompanies one and usually implies a close, personal relationship [a dinner companion, the companions of one's youth]; comrade refers to a close associate and ...

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    a. A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.

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    1 [transitive] associate somebody/something (with somebody/something) to make a connection between people or things in your mind I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood. He is closely associated with horror movies by the public. Most people immediately associate addictions with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. You wouldn't normally associate these two writers—their styles are completely different.