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associate

as·so·ciate

UK/əˈsəʊʃieɪt/ US/əˈsəʊsieɪt/ fairly common slang
verb (3) noun (4) adjective (1)

verb

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”
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2.

keep company with; hang out with

  • “He associates with strange people”
  • “She affiliates with her colleagues”
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3.

bring or come into association or action

  • “The churches consociated to fight their dissolution”
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noun

1.

a person who joins with others in some activity

  • “he had to consult his associate before continuing”
2.

a person who is frequently in the company of another

  • “drinking companions”
  • “comrades in arms”
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3.

any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another

  • “first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate”
4.

a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

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adjective

1.

having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status

  • “an associate member”
  • “an associate professor”
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Origin

From Middle English associat(e) (used participially as well as adjectively up to Early Modern English), from Latin associātus, the perfect passive participle of associō (“to join, unite”), from ad- + sociō, from socius (“shared, common, kindred”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix).

Phrases

  • associate degree
  • associate professor
  • associate's degree
  • physician associate
  • sales associate
  • sea star-associated densovirus
  • vanadium-associated protein

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