associate

as·so·ci·ate

A5499200 (ə-sō′sē-āt′, -shē-)v. as·so·ci·at·ed, as·so·ci·at·ing, as·so·ci·ates v.tr.1. To connect in the mind or imagination: "I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn" (John Keats).2. To connect or involve with a cause, group, or partner: Wasn't she associated with the surrealists?3. To correlate or connect logically or causally: Asthma is associated with air pollution. v.intr.1. To join in or form a league, union, or association: The workers associated in a union.2. To spend time socially; keep company: associates with her coworkers on weekends.n. (-ĭt, -āt′)1. a. A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.b. An employee, especially one in a subordinate position,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.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.

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[From the Middle English adjective associat, associated, allied, from Latin associātus, past participle of associāre, to associate : ad-, ad- + socius, companion; see sek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

associate

vb (usually foll by with) 1. (tr) to link or connect in the mind or imagination: to associate Christmas with fun. 2. (intr) to keep company; mix socially: to associate with writers. 3. (intr) to form or join an association, group, etc4. (tr; usually passive) to consider in conjunction; connect: rainfall is associated with humidity. 5. (tr) to bring (a person, esp oneself) into friendship, partnership, etc6. (tr; often passive) to express agreement or allow oneself to be connected (with): Bertrand Russell was associated with the peace movement. n 7. a person joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; partner; colleague 8. a companion or friend 9. something that usually accompanies another thing; concomitant: hope is an associate to happiness. 10. a person having a subordinate position in or admitted to only partial membership of an institution, association, etc adj (prenominal) 11. joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; having equal or nearly equal status: an associate director. 12. having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status: an associate member. 13. accompanying; concomitant [C14: from Latin associāre to ally with, from sociāre to join, from socius an ally] asˈsociable adj asˈsociˌator n asˈsociatory adj asˈsociateˌship n

as•so•ci•ate

(v. əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-; n., adj., -ɪt, -ˌeɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
n., adj. v.t. 1. to connect or bring into relation in thought, feeling, memory, etc.: to associate rainy days with depression. 2. to align or commit (oneself) as a companion, partner, or colleague. 3. to unite; combine: coal associated with shale. v.i. 4. to keep company as a friend, companion, or ally. 5. to join together as partners or colleagues. 6. to enter into union; unite. n. 7. a person who shares actively in an enterprise; partner; colleague; coworker. 8. a companion; comrade. 9. anything usu. accompanying or associated with another; accompaniment; concomitant. 10. a person admitted to a subordinate degree of membership in an association or institution. adj. 11. connected, joined, or related, esp. as a companion or colleague; having equal or nearly equal responsibility. 12. having subordinate status; without full rights and privileges: an associate member. 13. allied; concomitant. [1400–50; < Latin associātus, past participle of associāre to join <as- as- + sociāre to attach <socius companion (compare social)] as•so′ci•ate•ship`, n. syn: See acquaintance.

associate

Past participle: associated
Gerund: associating

Imperative
associate
associate

Present
I associate
you associate
he/she/it associates
we associate
you associate
they associate

Preterite
I associated
you associated
he/she/it associated
we associated
you associated
they associated

Present Continuous
I am associating
you are associating
he/she/it is associating
we are associating
you are associating
they are associating

Present Perfect
I have associated
you have associated
he/she/it has associated
we have associated
you have associated
they have associated

Past Continuous
I was associating
you were associating
he/she/it was associating
we were associating
you were associating
they were associating

Past Perfect
I had associated
you had associated
he/she/it had associated
we had associated
you had associated
they had associated

Future
I will associate
you will associate
he/she/it will associate
we will associate
you will associate
they will associate

Future Perfect
I will have associated
you will have associated
he/she/it will have associated
we will have associated
you will have associated
they will have associated

Future Continuous
I will be associating
you will be associating
he/she/it will be associating
we will be associating
you will be associating
they will be associating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been associating
you have been associating
he/she/it has been associating
we have been associating
you have been associating
they have been associating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been associating
you will have been associating
he/she/it will have been associating
we will have been associating
you will have been associating
they will have been associating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been associating
you had been associating
he/she/it had been associating
we had been associating
you had been associating
they had been associating

Conditional
I would associate
you would associate
he/she/it would associate
we would associate
you would associate
they would associate

Past Conditional
I would have associated
you would have associated
he/she/it would have associated
we would have associated
you would have associated
they would have associated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"compeer, equal, peer, match - a person who is of equal standing with another in a groupadjunct - a person who is an assistant or subordinate to anotheraffiliate - a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organizationally, friend - an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"bedfellow - a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows"cooperator, pardner, partner, collaborator - an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"confrere, colleague, fellow - a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"colleague, co-worker, fellow worker, workfellow - an associate that one works withfellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"participant - someone who takes part in an activityshipmate - an associate on the same ship with youteammate, mate - a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates"
	2.	associate - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"companion, comrade, familiar, fellowdate, escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"playfellow, playmate - a companion at playtovarich, tovarisch - a comrade (especially in Russian communism)
	3.	associate - 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"subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
	4.	associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"accompaniment, concomitant, co-occurrence, attendant - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
	5.	associate - a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studiesassociate degreeacademic degree, degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"Associate in Arts, AA - an associate degree in artsAAS, Associate in Applied Science - an associate degree in applied scienceAN, Associate in Nursing - an associate degree in nursing
Verb	1.	associate - 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"colligate, link, relate, tie in, connect, link upremember - exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others"cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"interrelate - place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events"correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"identify - conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"free-associate - associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories"have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"decouple, dissociate - regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"
	2.	associate - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"affiliate, assort, consortinteract - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"ally - become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"go steady, date, go out, see - date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"companion, company, keep company, accompany - be a companion to somebody
	3.	associate - bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"consociateunite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or beliefwalk - be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
Adj.	1.	associate - having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"subordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance

associate

verb1. connect, couple, league, link, mix, relate, pair, ally, identify, unite, join, combine, attach, affiliate, fasten, correlate, confederate, yoke, affix, lump together, cohere, mention in the same breath, conjoin, think of together We've got the idea of associating progress with the future.
connect separate, distance, divorce, isolate, distinguish, detach, segregate, disconnect, dissociate, set apart2. affiliate, unite, join, link, ally, combine, connect, incorporate, confederate, band together I haven't been associated with the project over the last year.3. socialize, mix, hang (informal, chiefly U.S.), accompany, hang out (informal), run around (informal), mingle, be friends, befriend, consort, hang about, hobnob, fraternize They found out they'd been associating with a murderer.
socialize avoid, break off, part company, be alienated, be estrangednoun1. partner, friend, ally, colleague, mate (informal), companion, comrade, affiliate, collaborator, confederate, co-worker, workmate, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), confrère, compeer the restaurant owner's business associates

associate

verb1. To unite or be united in a relationship:affiliate, ally, bind, combine, conjoin, connect, join, link, relate.2. To be with as a companion:consort, fraternize, hang around, hobnob, run (around), troop.Slang: hang out.Idiom: rub elbows.3. To come or bring together in one's mind or imagination:bracket, connect, correlate, couple, identify, link.noun1. One who is united in a relationship with another:affiliate, ally, cohort, colleague, confederate, copartner, fellow, partner.2. One who shares interests or activities with another:chum, companion, comrade, crony, fellow, mate.Informal: buddy, pal.3. One that accompanies another:accompaniment, attendant, companion, concomitant.

Translations

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associate

(əˈsəusieit) verb1. to connect in the mind. He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father. 將...與…聯想在一起 把...联想起来2. (usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work. They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours. 與…交往或共事 交往 (-et) adjective1. having a lower position or rank. an associate professor. 副的 副的2. joined or connected. associate organizations. 合夥的 合伙的 noun a colleague or partner; a companion. 合夥人，同伴 合伙人，同伴 association noun1. a club, society etc. 協會 协会2. a friendship or partnership. 友誼，合夥 友谊，伙伴（或合伙、合作、合股）关系 3. a connection in the mind. The house had associations with her dead husband. 聯想 联想in association with together with. We are acting in association with the London branch of our firm. 與...聯合 与...联合

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