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consociate
I. con·so·ciate \kənˈsōs(h)ēə̇t, (ˈ)kän|-, -shə̇t, -shēˌāt, -sēˌāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English consociat, from Latin consociatus, past participle of consociare to associate, unite, from com- + sociare to join, unite, from socius associate, ally — more at social
: united in fellowship : intimately associated
< a consociate family >
II. con·so·ci·ate \kənˈsōs(h)ēˌāt, (ˈ)kän|-, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin consociatus
transitive verb
: to unite or bring into association
< Swedenborg's best of angels … did not live consociated — Van Wyck Brooks >
< the consociated Congregational churches of New England >
intransitive verb
: to associate especially in fellowship or partnership : enter into intimate or close association
< consociating with the best of men >
< the churches consociated to fight against their dissolution >
III. con·so·ciate \see adj\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: consociate (I)
: one who is united with another : associate, confederate
< consociates in a plot > |