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Definitions for Associate

[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[15] (tr) to link or connect in the mind or imagination to associate Christmas with fun
[16] (intr) to keep company; mix socially to associate with writers
[17] (intr) to form or join an association, group, etc
[18] (tr; usually passive) to consider in conjunction; connect rainfall is associated with humidity
[19] (tr) to bring (a person, esp oneself) into friendship, partnership, etc
[20] (tr; often passive) to express agreement or allow oneself to be connected (with) Bertrand Russell was associated with the peace movement
[21] a person joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; partner; colleague
[22] a companion or friend
[23] something that usually accompanies another thing; concomitant hope is an associate to happiness
[24] a person having a subordinate position in or admitted to only partial membership of an institution, association, etc
[25] joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; having equal or nearly equal status an associate director
[26] having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status an associate member
[27] accompanying; concomitant

Words related to Associate

crony, cohort, comrade, buddy, assistant, accomplice, fellow, friend, collaborator, partner, companion, ally, co-worker, join, correlate, relate, combine, mix, identify, link

Words nearby Associate

assizes, assn, assn., assoc., associable, associate, associate of arts, associate professor, associated movement, associated state, associated statehood

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)

Other words from Associate

as·so·ci·ate·ship , noun
non·as·so·ci·at·ed , adjective
re·as·so·ci·ate , verb, re·as·so·ci·at·ed, re·as·so·ci·at·ing.
su·per·as·so·ci·ate , noun
un·as·so·ci·at·ed , adjective
well-as·so·ci·at·ed , adjective

Word origin for Associate

C14: from Latin associāre to ally with, from sociāre to join, from socius an ally

Synonyms for Associate

accomplice, ally, assistant, buddy, co-worker, cohort, collaborator, companion, comrade, crony, fellow, friend, partner, accessory, affiliate, aid, auxiliary, branch, chum, compatriot, confederate, consort, cooperator, helper, joiner, mate, offshoot, pal, peer, playmate, sidekick, clubber, kissing cousin, one of the folks, pard