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Dictionary: as·so·ci·ate   (ə-sō'shē-āt', -sē-) pronunciation

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.
  1. To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
  2. To connect or join together; combine.
  3. To connect in the mind or imagination: "I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn" (John Keats).
v.intr.
  1. To join in or form a league, union, or association. See synonyms at join.
  2. To spend time socially; keep company: associates with her coworkers on weekends.
n. (-ĭt, -āt')
  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.
  5. often Associate An associate's degree.
adj. (-ĭt, -āt')
  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.

[Middle English associaten, from Latin associāre, associāt- : ad-, ad- + socius, companion.]


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verb

  1. To unite or be united in a relationship: affiliate, ally, bind, combine, conjoin, connect, join, link, relate. See connect.
  2. To be with as a companion: consort, fraternize, hang around, hobnob, run (around), troop. Slang hang out. Idioms: rub elbowsshoulders. See near/far/distance.
  3. To come or bring together in one's mind or imagination: bracket, connect, correlate, couple, identify, link. See same/different/compare.

noun

  1. One who is united in a relationship with another: affiliate, ally, cohort, colleague, confederate, copartner, fellow, partner. See connect.
  2. One who shares interests or activities with another: chum, companion, comrade, crony, fellow, mate. Informal buddy, pal. See near/far/distance.
  3. One that accompanies another: accompaniment, attendant, companion, concomitant. See accompanied.

Antonyms: associate
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n

Definition: colleague
Antonyms: antagonist, competitor, enemy, foe, opponent, rival, stranger

v

Definition: befriend
Antonyms: avoid, disassociate, disjoin, disunite, divorce

v

Definition: connect in the mind
Antonyms: disconnect, disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divide, part, separate, sever


Architecture: associate
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In an architectural firm, a member of an architect’s staff who has a special employment agreement.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To connect in one's mind. Also: To join with another as a friend, companion, or partner.

pronunciation Frank wasn't sure he wanted to associate with his brother's friends.

Wikipedia: Associate
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Associate may refer to:

  • A business valuation concept.
  • A term used by some companies instead of employee.
  • A term used to signify an independent (often self employed) person working as if directly employed by the company of which they are an associate. Such a person may be an associate of more than one company.
  • Associate attorney, lowest level employee lawyer in a traditional United States law firm
  • Associate Justice, a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice.
  • Judge's associate: an assistant to a Judge in an Australian Court (akin to a Judge's clerk in an American court).
  • Associate's degree, a two-year educational degree.
  • Associate company, an accounting and business valuation concept.
  • Associate (ring theory), a mathematical concept.
  • Associate member
  • Associate, a person who has some dealings with another, possibly a friend. Often used for business partners.
  • The Associate, a 1996 film starring Whoopi Goldberg.
  • The Associate, a 2009 novel by John Grisham.
  • A person who is in league with the Mafia but is not treated as a full member, e.g. a corrupt official.

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Misspellings: associated
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Common misspelling(s) of associated

  • asociated

Translations: Associate
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - associere, sammenslutte, forbinde
v. intr. - forenes, slutte sig sammen
n. - kompagnon, kollega, partner
adj. - forbundet, sammensluttet

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    tiltræde, slutte sig til
  • associate with    omgås, færdes blandt

Nederlands (Dutch)
collega, deelgenoot, ondergeschikt lid van genootschap, compagnon, (met)gezel, medeplichtige, (zich) verenigen, omgaan met, combineren, verband leggen tussen, associëren

Français (French)
v. tr. - associer une chose à
v. intr. - fréquenter qn, être en relations avec qn
n. - collègue, (Jur) complice, membre, associé, correspondant
adj. - uni, associé, allié, (Jur) assesseur, (US, Jur) de la Cour suprême

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    s'associer à, se faire l'écho de
  • associate with    fréquenter, être en relations avec qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - assoziieren, anschließen
n. - Kollege, Partner, Gesellschafter
adj. - verbunden, beigeordnet, begleitend, (Math.) assoziert

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    sich anschließen
  • associate with    assoziieren mit, verkehren mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εταίρος, συνεταίρος, συνεργάτης, δόκιμο/πρόσεδρο μέλος
v. - συσχετίζω, συνδέω, συνδυάζω, συνεταιρίζομαι, συνεργάζομαι, συναναστρέφομαι, κάνω παρέα με

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    συνδέομαι με, τάσσομαι, προσεταιρίζομαι με
  • associate with    συναναστρέφομαι, κάνω παρέα με

Italiano (Italian)
associare, combinare, collega, socio

idioms:

  • associate oneself    associarsi
  • associate oneself with    aderire a
  • associate with    combinare con
  • be associated with    essere legato a
  • business associate    socio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sócio (m), companheiro (m), associado (m)
v. - associar(-se), ligar(-se)

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    associar-se com
  • associate with    associar-se com
  • business associate    sócio (m) comercial

Русский (Russian)
вращаться в обществе, общаться, соединять (в представлениях), ассоциировать, коллега, партнер

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    присоединяться к, солидаризировать себя с
  • associate with    ассоциироваться с, общаться
  • business associate    деловой партнер

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - combinar, asociar, unir
v. intr. - asociarse, combinarse, unirse
n. - cómplice, socio, compañero
adj. - asociado, adjunto

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    plegarse a una causa, tomar parte en un asunto, adherirse
  • associate with    tratar con

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kompanjon, kollega, bundsförvant
v. - förena, umgås med

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
联想, 把...联想在一起, 使有联系, 使结合, 使联合, 结交, 交往, 伙伴, 朋友, 同事, 合伙人, 伙伴的, 合伙的, 共事的, 副的

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    与某人交往, 与某人结交
  • associate with    联合

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 聯想, 把...聯想在一起, 使有聯繫, 使結合, 使聯合
v. intr. - 結交, 交往
n. - 夥伴, 朋友, 同事, 合夥人
adj. - 夥伴的, 合夥的, 共事的, 副的

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    與某人交往, 與某人結交
  • associate with    聯合

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 연상하다, 을 연합 시키다
v. intr. - 교제하다, 제휴하다
n. - 동료, 연상 되는 것
adj. - 연합의, 연상되는

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    와 협동하다
  • associate with    교제하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …で連想する, 交際する, 仲間に加える, 連合させる, 提携させる, 提携する
n. - 仲間, 提携者, 準会員
adj. - 連合した, 仲間の, 同僚の

idioms:

  • associate oneself with    提携させる, 仲間にする
  • associate with    と提携する, と結び付ける, 賛同させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مزامل, مرافق, مساعد, زميل, ينضم, يتحد (فعل) يزامل, يصادق, يرافق, يضم, يوحد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קישר, איחד‬
v. intr. - ‮התאחד, התחבר, התרועע‬
n. - ‮שותף, חבר, חבר מוגבל בזכויות, שכיר (במשרד עו"ד), בעל-ברית, ידיד‬
adj. - ‮קשור מבחינת התפקיד, בעל סטטוס נמוך יותר‬


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