be associated with sth
— phrasal verb with associate uk/əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/us/əˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/verb [ T ]
B2 If problems or dangers are associated with a particular thing or action, they are caused by it:
The cancer risks associated with smoking have been well documented.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing things to happen
- -ization
- -ize
- actuate
- actuation
- agent
- awaken (sth) in sb
- beget
- blaze a trail idiom
- draw
- fuel
- instigator
- introduce
- jumping-off point
- lie
- plant
- produce
- rise
- usher sth in
- wreak
- wrought
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