associated

[ uh-soh-shee-ey-tid, -see- ]

adjective

1. connected with something else so as to exist or occur along with it; accompanying or corresponding (often used in combination):

   “Total Cost” includes books, software, shipping, and all associated costs of the program.

   Age-associated memory impairment refers to the general degradation of memory that results from aging.

2. joined with another person or group as a companion, partner, or ally; affiliated:

   The State Bank of India, along with 4,665 branches of associated banks, held a 25% share in the Indian banking sector.

3. connected or related in thought, feeling, memory, etc.:

   Any two things, including ideas, become mentally associated if they are repeatedly experienced close together in time.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of associate ( def ).

Other Words From

• non·as·so·ci·at·ed adjective
• un·as·so·ci·at·ed adjective
• well-as·so·ci·at·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of associated¹

associate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Of the 20 countries considered most vulnerable to climate change and associated disasters, the IFRC found that none were in the top 20 countries receiving funding.

From Vox

Some companies have committed to offsetting the emissions associated with making their products, but these pledges can’t always be taken at face value.

From Washington Post

Graduates with bachelor’s degrees still generally make more than people with lesser credentials — about $19,000 a year more than associate degree recipients when they’re at the peak of their respective careers, according to the Hamilton Project.

From Washington Post

That’s not the face usually associated with an eating disorder.

From Washington Post

Perhaps, as Barrett suggests, no comparable historical disaster is so closely associated with one individual.

From Washington Post

Politicians who openly associated with Duke, or his hard-core associates, did so at their own risk.

From The Daily Beast

In Greek mythology, the species became associated with numerous gods.

From The Daily Beast

Human trafficking was once a crime associated primarily with a range of small to large crime groups.

From The Daily Beast

Now, it is the most traditional and celebrated Christmas cake in Germany—and definitely not associated with fasting.

From The Daily Beast

The following year, he developed pneumocystis pneumonia—a serious infection associated with HIV and AIDS.

From The Daily Beast

(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.

From Project Gutenberg

Three varieties are associated with malarial fever in man—the tertian, quartan, and estivo-autumnal malarial parasites.

From Project Gutenberg

She has been associated with Deppe for years in teaching, and "keeps all his sayings and ponders them in her heart."

From Project Gutenberg

His namdee was intimately associated with French politics, from the commencement of the revolution in 1789.

From Project Gutenberg

Its quality is determined by the greater or less proportion of silicious or gritty matter with which its fibres are associated.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• concerted
• consolidated
• cooperative
• homogeneous
• integrated
• linked
• unanimous
• undivided
• unified