associateverb [ T ]
uk/əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/us/əˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/C1 to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else:
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- Most people associate troglodytes with prehistoric times, but troglodyte communities still exist in Tunisia and China.
- Both politicians have been closely associated with the movement for some time.
- He has been associated with some dubious characters.
- I am happy, indeed proud, to be associated with this project.
- One or two of the earlier photos reveal an intriguing androgyny not normally associated with the actress.
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Linking and relating
- affiliated
- AL
- appertain to sth
- applicable
- apply
- associated
- bond
- concern
- connection
- context
- interconnected
- interplay
- interrelate
- interrelationship
- kindred
- tar sb with the same brush idiom
- the same/that goes for sb/sth idiom
- tie (sth) in
- tie-in
- tie-up
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Phrasal verb(s)
associatenoun [ C ]
uk/əˈsəʊ.ʃi.ət/us/əˈsoʊ.ʃi.ət/associate noun [ C ] (FRIEND)
someone who is closely connected to another person as a companion, friend, or business partner:
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- We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife's.
- Only close friends and associates were invited.
- The book, written by a former associate, attacked the president's style of government.
- I'd like you to meet a business associate of mine.
- Former associates of the dictator were forced to testify against him.
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Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- a friend in need is a friend indeed idiom
- acquaintance
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- companion
- comrade
- escort
- flatmate
- friendless
- gang
- girl
- girlfriend
- intimate 1
- neighbour
- peer group
- pen pal
- penfriend
- playmate
- posse
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associate noun [ C ] (QUALIFICATION)
US someone who holds an associate's degree:
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Qualifications: university & college
- AB
- associate's degree
- BA
- bachelor's degree
- bed
- BM
- chartered
- emerita
- emeritus
- fellowship
- graduation
- honorary
- honors degree
- honours degree
- MB
- MBA
- MPhil
- MSc
- pass degree
- summa cum laude
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associateadjective [ before noun ]
uk/əˈsəʊ.si.ət/us/əˈsoʊ.ʃi.ət/used in the title of a person whose rank is slightly lower or less complete than the full official position described:
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Organizations - position & status
- a rung on/of the ladder idiom
- apparatchik
- back seat
- be a big fish in a small pond idiom
- betters 2
- brethren
- comrade
- echelon
- elite
- entry-level
- equal
- fellow
- founder
- low-level
- position
- role
- second class
- senior
- standing
- subordinate
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