associate

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• Verb:
  • AHD: əsō'shiāt or əsō'siāt
  • IPA: /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/ or /əˈsəʊsieɪt/ (RP), /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/ or /əˈsoʊsieɪt/ (US)
  • SAMPA: /@"s@USieIt/ or /@"s@UsieIt/ (RP), /@"soUSieIt/ or /@"soUsieIt/ (US)
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• Noun and adjective (these pronunciations can also apply to the verb):
  • AHD: əsō'shiət or əsō'siət
  • IPA: /əˈsəʊʃiət/ or /əˈsəʊsiət/(RP), /əˈsoʊʃiət/ or /əˈsoʊsiət/ (US)
  • SAMPA: /@"s@USi@t/ or /@"s@Usi@t/ (RP), /@"soUSi@t/ or /@"soUsi@t/ (US)
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[edit] Adjective

associate (not comparable)

1. Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status.

   An associate editor.

2. Having partial status or privileges.

   An associate member of the club.

3. Following or accompanying; concomitant.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

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[edit] Verb

to 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.

3. (transitive) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
4. (transitive) To connect or join together; combine.
5. (transitive) To connect in the mind or imagination

   "I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn." - John Keats

[edit] Synonyms

• join

[edit] Antonyms

• disassociate

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

associate

1. Second-person plural present tense of associare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of associare.
3. Second-person plural present subjunctive of associare.
4. Feminine plural of associato.