 associate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] bring into relation with | |
| Synonyms: | link connect relate link_up tie_in colligate | |
| Related terms: | dissociate think think_of identify correlate harmonize remember interrelate free-associate association connection association colligation linkage | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make a logical or causal connection | |
| Synonyms: | relate link connect tie_in | |
| Examples: | "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind" |
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| Related terms: | dissociate think relate think_of identify free-associate remember | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a person who joins with others in some activity | |
| Examples: | "he had to consult his associate before continuing" |
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| Related terms: | peer member colleague colleague collaborator teammate ally participant shipmate bedfellow affiliate adjunct association | |
| 4. | [ verb ] keep company with; hang out with | |
| Synonyms: | consort assort affiliate | |
| Examples: | "He associates with strange people" "She affiliates with her colleagues" |
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| Related terms: | interact company go_steady ally association consort | |
| 5. | [ verb ] bring or come into friendly association | |
| Synonyms: | consociate | |
| Examples: | "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution" |
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| Related terms: | unite walk association association affiliation | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status | |
| Examples: | "an associate member" "an associate professor" |
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| Related terms: | subordinate | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a person who is frequently in the company of another | |
| Synonyms: | comrade companion fellow familiar | |
| Examples: | "drinking companions" "comrades in arms" |
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| Related terms: | friend date playmate tovarich consort | |
| 8. | [ noun ] any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another | |
| Examples: | "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" |
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| Related terms: | accompaniment | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (education) a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies | |
| Synonyms: | associate_degree | |
| Related terms: | academic_degree Associate_in_Nursing Associate_in_Applied_Science Associate_in_Arts | |
| Similar spelling: |
associated associative associatory association asystole |
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