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Webster 1913 Edition

Associate

As-so′ci-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Associated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Associating
.]
[L.
associatus
, p. p. of
associare
;
ad
+
sociare
to join or unite,
socius
companion. See
Social
.]
1.
To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate;
as, to
associate
others with us in business, or in an enterprise
.
2.
To join or connect; to combine in acting;
as, particles of gold
associated
with other substances
.
3.
To connect or place together in thought.
He succeeded in
associating
his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language.
Macaulay.
4.
To accompany; to keep company with.
[Obs.]
Friends should
associate
friends in grief and woe.
Shakespeare

As-so′ci-ate

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy;
as, congenial minds are disposed to
associate
.
2.
To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body.
E. Darwin.

As-so′ci-ate

,
Adj.
[L.
associatus
, p. p.]
1.
Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority;
as, an
associate
judge
.
While I descend . . . to my
associate
powers.
Milton.
2.
Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges;
as, an
associate
member
.
3.
(Physiol.)
Connected by habit or sympathy;
as,
associate
motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions
.
E. Darwin.

As-so′ci-ate

,
Noun.
1.
A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.
2.
A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.
3.
One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member;
as, an
associate
of the Royal Academy
.
4.
Anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant.
The one [idea] no sooner comes into the understanding, than its
associate
appears with it.
Locke.
Syn. – Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner; coadjutor; comrade; accomplice.

Webster 1828 Edition

Associate

ASSO'CIATE

,
Verb.
T.
assoshate. [L. associo, of ad and socio, to join.]
1.
To join in company, as a friend, companion, partner or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise.
It conveys the idea of intimate union.
2.
To unite in the same mass; as, particles of matte associated with other substances.

ASSO'CIATE

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.
2.
To unite in action, or be affected by the action of a different part of the body.

ASSO'CIATE

,
Adj.
1.
Joined in interest or purpose; confederate.
2.
Joined in employment or office; as an associate judge.

ASSO'CIATE

,
Noun.
1.
A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.
2.
A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.
3.
A companion in a criminal transaction; an accomplice.

Definition 2024

Associate

Associate

See also: associate

English

Noun

Associate ‎(plural Associates)

  1. (slang) An associate's degree.

associate

associate

See also: Associate

English

Adjective

associate ‎(not comparable)

  1. Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status.
    He is an associate editor.
  2. Having partial status or privileges.
    He is an associate member of the club.
  3. Following or accompanying; concomitant.
  4. (biology, dated) Connected by habit or sympathy.
    associate motions: those that occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions
    (Can we find and add a quotation of E. Darwin to this entry?)

Translations

Noun

associate ‎(plural associates)

  1. A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.
  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.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:associate

Translations

Verb

associate ‎(third-person singular simple present associates, present participle associating, simple past and past participle associated)

  1. (intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
  2. (intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.
    She associates with her coworkers on weekends.‎
    • 1915, George A. Birmingham, “chapter I”, in Gossamer (Project Gutenberg; EBook #24394), London: Methuen & Co., published 8 January 2013 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 558189256:
      As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, […]. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. […] I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.
  3. (transitive) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
  4. (transitive) To connect or join together; combine.
    particles of gold associated with other substances‎
  5. (transitive) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
    • (Can we date this quote?) John Keats (1795-1821)
      I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn.
    • Thomas Macaulay (1800-1859)
      He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language.
    • 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
      Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident.
  6. (reflexive, in deliberative bodies) To endorse.
    • 1999 August 4-5, Congress, Congressional Record, volume 145, page 19343:
      Mr. President, I rise to associate myself with the remarks of my senior Senator from Louisiana who has led this fight successfully for many years
  7. (mathematics) To be associative.
  8. (transitive, obsolete) To accompany; to keep company with.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

References

  • “associate” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Italian

Verb

associate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of associare
  2. second-person plural imperative of associare
  3. second-person plural present subjunctive of associare
  4. feminine plural of associato

Latin

Verb

associāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of associō

Pronunciation

  • Verb: (these pronunciations can also apply to the noun and adjective)
    • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: əsō'shiāt, əsō'siāt IPA(key): /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/, /əˈsəʊsieɪt/
    • (General American) enPR: əsō'shiāt, əsō'siāt IPA(key): /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/, /əˈsoʊsieɪt/
  • Noun and adjective:
    • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: əsō'shiət, əsō'siət IPA(key): /əˈsəʊʃi.ət/, /əˈsəʊsi.ət/
    • (General American) enPR: əsō'shiət, əsō'siət IPA(key): /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, /əˈsoʊsi.ət/
  • Hyphenation: as‧so‧ci‧ate

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