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as⋅so⋅ci⋅ate

  [v. uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see-; n., adj., uh-soh-shee-it, -eyt, -see-] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, noun, adjective
Use Associating in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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)
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, esp. 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:
1400–50; late ME < L associātus joined to, united with (ptp. of associāre), equiv. to as- as- + soci- (see social ) + -ātus -ate 1 ; cf. AF associer (v.), associé (n.)

Related forms:
as⋅so⋅ci⋅ate⋅ship, noun

Synonyms:
1. link. 7, 8. See acquaintance.

Antonyms:
1. dissociate. 7–9. adversary.
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as·so·ci·ate   (ə-sō'shē-āt', -sē-)   
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.   (-ĭt, -āt')

  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.   (-ĭt, -āt')

  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 associāre, associāt- : ad-, ad- + socius, companion; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

associate  (v.)
1398, from L. associatus pp. of associare "join with," from ad- "to" + sociare "unite with," from socius "companion." The noun is first recorded 1533. Association "body of persons combined for some common purpose" is from 1659; meaning "mental connection" is from 1690.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: as·so·ciate
Pronunciation: &-'sO-shE-&t, -sE-&t, -sh&t
Function: noun
: a lawyer employed by a law firm —compare PARTNER
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 3as·so·ciate
Pronunciation: like2
Function: noun
1 : a research worker or teacher affiliatedwith a professional organization or institution and ranking below a professor or full member associate in pathology>
2 often capitalized : adegree conferred especially by a junior college Associate in Technical Arts degree in nursing —Skagit Valley College Catalog>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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