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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASSO'CIATE, v.t. assoshate. [L. associo, of ad and socio, to join.]
1. To join in company, as a friend, companion, partner or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise.
It conveys the idea of intimate union.
2. To unite in the same mass; as, particles of matte associated with other substances.
ASSO'CIATE, v.i.
1. To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.
2. To unite in action, or be affected by the action of a different part of the body.
ASSO'CIATE, a.
1. Joined in interest or purpose; confederate.
2. Joined in employment or office; as an associate judge.
ASSO'CIATE, n.
1. A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.
2. A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.
3. A companion in a criminal transaction; an accomplice.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor" n
1: a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
2: a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate]
3: a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners"
4: any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
5: a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies [syn: associate degree, associate] v
1: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect] [ant: decouple, dissociate]
2: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: consort, associate, affiliate, assort]
3: bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution" [syn: consociate, associate]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Middle English associat associated, from Latin associatus, past participle of associare to unite, from ad- + sociare to join, from socius companion — more at social Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to join as a partner, friend, or companion 2. obsolete to keep company with ; attend 3. to join or connect together ; combine 4. to bring together or into relationship in any of various intangible ways (as in memory or imagination) intransitive verb 1. to come or be together as partners, friends, or companions 2. to combine or join with other parts ; unite Synonyms: see join II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. closely connected (as in function or office) with another 2. closely related especially in the mind 3. having secondary or subordinate status <associate membership in a society> III. noun Date: 1533 1. one associated with another: as a. partner, colleague b. companion, comrade 2. a. an entry-level member (as of a learned society, professional organization, or profession) b. employee, worker 3. often capitalized a degree conferred especially by a junior college <associate in arts> • associateship noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v., n., & adj. --v. 1 tr. connect in the mind (associate holly with Christmas). 2 tr. join or combine. 3 refl. make oneself a partner; declare oneself in agreement (associate myself in your endeavour; did not want to associate ourselves with the plan). 4 intr. combine for a common purpose. 5 intr. (usu. foll. by with) meet frequently or have dealings. --n. 1 a business partner or colleague. 2 a friend or companion. 3 a subordinate member of a body, institute, etc. 4 a thing connected with another. --adj. 1 joined in companionship, function, or dignity. 2 allied; in the same group or category. 3 of less than full status (associate member). Derivatives: associateship n. associator n. associatory adj. Etymology: E f. L associatus past part. of associare (as AD-, socius sharing, allied)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Associate As*so"ci*ate, v. i. 1. To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate. 2. To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body. --E. Darwin.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Associate As*so"ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Associated; p. pr. & vb. n. Associating.] [L. associatus, p. p. of associare; ad + sociare to join or unite, socius companion. See Social.] 1. To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise. 2. To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of gold associated with other substances. 3. To connect or place together in thought. He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language. --Macaulay. 4. To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.] Friends should associate friends in grief and woe. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Associate As*so"ci*ate, a. [L. associatus, p. p.] 1. Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge. While I descend . . . to my associate powers. --Milton. 2. Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; as, an associate member. 3. (Physiol.) Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions. --E. Darwin.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Associate As*so"ci*ate, n. 1. A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow. 2. A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league. 3. One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an associate of the Royal Academy. 4. Anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant. The one [idea] no sooner comes into the understanding, than its associate appears with it. --Locke. Syn: Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner; coadjutor; comrade; accomplice.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(associated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind. Through science we've got the idea of associating progress with the future... VERB: V n with n 2. If you are associated with a particular organization, cause, or point of view, or if you associate yourself with it, you support it publicly. I haven't been associated with the project over the last year... The press feels the need to associate itself with the green movement. = affiliate VERB: be V-ed with n, V pron-refl with n 3. If you say that someone is associating with another person or group of people, you mean they are spending a lot of time in the company of people you do not approve of. What would they think if they knew that they were associating with a murderer?... VERB: V with n 4. Your associates are the people you are closely connected with, especially at work. ...the restaurant owner's business associates. = colleague N-COUNT: oft n N 5. Associate is used before a rank or title to indicate a slightly different or lower rank or title. Mr Lin is associate director of the Institute... ADJ: ADJ n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a-so'-shi-at: Only in Isa 8:9 the King James Version, where the Hebrew ro`u, is variously interpreted, according to differences of opinion as to the verb whence it comes. The Revised Version (British and American) "make an uproar"; the Revised Version, margin "break"; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) "Congregamini"; Septuagint gnote ("know ye"); Luther: seid boese ("be wicked").

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. Join, conjoin, unite, connect, combine, affiliate, yoke, couple, link, bring into close relation. II. v. n. Fraternize, sort, consort, keep company, be in familiar intercourse. III. n. 1. Companion, mate, fellow, yoke-fellow, comrade, peer, compeer, follower, consort. 2. Partner, copartner, coadjutor, confederate, ally. See colleague.

Moby Thesaurus

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