associate
to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
to join as a companion, partner, or ally: to associate oneself with a cause.
to unite; combine: coal associated with shale.
to enter into union; unite.
to keep company, as a friend, companion, or ally: He was accused of associating with known criminals.
to join together as partners or colleagues.
a companion or comrade: my most intimate associates.
a confederate; an accomplice or ally: criminal associates.
anything usually accompanying or associated with another; an accompaniment or concomitant.
a person who is admitted to a subordinate degree of membership in an association or institution: an associate of the Royal Academy.
connected, joined, or related, especially as a companion or colleague; having equal or nearly equal responsibility: an associate partner.
having subordinate status; without full rights and privileges: an associate member.
Origin of associate
1synonym study For associate
Other words for associate
Opposites for associate
Other words from associate
- as·so·ci·ate·ship, noun
- 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
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How to use associate in a sentence
An extra review of the warrant by a commanding officer could have assessed the risk associated with acting on information that was reportedly wrong and outdated.
The policing reforms in the Breonna Taylor settlement, explained | Fabiola Cineas | September 17, 2020 | VoxForty-three percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents in the Pew Research Center survey said voter fraud is a “major problem” associated with mail-in ballots.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostThat also means that there is hope for companies which are associated with the most unsustainable practices.
Volkswagen is the latest carmaker to tap the red-hot green-bond market to fund its EV ambitions | Bernhard Warner | September 16, 2020 | FortunePotential transparency policies to improve patient safetyIn a research paper studying the risks associated with excipients, my co-author and I make three main recommendations to improve patient safety.
The ‘inactive' ingredients in your pills could harm you | By Yelena Ionova/The Conversation | September 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceOn TikTok, audio is often a key component of hashtag challenges, with particular clips of music associated with specific challenges.
Deep Dive: How the Summer of 2020 forced brand marketing to change for the better | jim cooper | September 14, 2020 | Digiday
Surenos are told when to workout, who to associate with and how to distribute any funds they make from illegal activity.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs | Seth Ferranti | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOver at Sears, a sales associate makes just $8.44 an hour, $14,770.
“He turned everybody he knew into somebody else he knew,” the former associate said.
She lived it — civil rights and other issues that you associate from the family.
She now serves as an associate Professor at Colorado State University and has authored several books on autism and animal science.
The Most Inspiring Bits of Temple Grandin’s Reddit AMA | Emily Shire | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe reason we associate rhythm with the significance of time is that rhythm is a measurer of time.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickHe did not know what the scent was, but it smelled rich and artificial, and he disliked to associate it with his new friend.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonWith this political subjection one is reluctant to associate a more sordid kind of obligation.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonGenerally persons who associate for charitable or benevolent purposes do not regard themselves in a legal sense as partners.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAnd vowing to Him in an individual capacity, will not be accepted for vowing and swearing to Him in a public associate character.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for associate
(tr) to link or connect in the mind or imagination: to associate Christmas with fun
(intr) to keep company; mix socially: to associate with writers
(intr) to form or join an association, group, etc
(tr; usually passive) to consider in conjunction; connect: rainfall is associated with humidity
(tr) to bring (a person, esp oneself) into friendship, partnership, etc
(tr; often passive) to express agreement or allow oneself to be connected (with): Bertrand Russell was associated with the peace movement
a person joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; partner; colleague
a companion or friend
something that usually accompanies another thing; concomitant: hope is an associate to happiness
a person having a subordinate position in or admitted to only partial membership of an institution, association, etc
joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; having equal or nearly equal status: an associate director
having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status: an associate member
accompanying; concomitant
Origin of associate
1Derived forms of associate
- associable, adjective
- associator, noun
- associatory, adjective
- associateship, noun
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