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associate

/ associate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
"first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
Type of:
accompaniment concomitant co-occurrence
noun Sense 2
a person who joins with others in some activity
"he had to consult his associate before continuing"
Type of:
peer equal match
Kinds of:
adjunct affiliate ally friend bedfellow
Has parts:
association
Derived:
consociate
verb Sense 3
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"
Opposites:
decouple dissociate
Type of:
think cogitate cerebrate
Kinds of:
remember interrelate correlate identify free-associate
Derived:
association connection connexion junction conjunction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
noun Sense 4
a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
Type of:
academic degree degree
Kinds of:
Associate in Arts AA Associate in Applied Science AAS Associate in Nursing
verb Sense 5
bring or come into association or action
"The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"
Type of:
unite unify
Kinds of:
walk
Derived:
affiliation association tie tie-up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
keep company with; hang out with
"He associates with strange people"
"She affiliates with her colleagues"
Type of:
interact
Kinds of:
ally go steady go out date see
Derived:
association companion comrade fellow familiar
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 7
a person who is frequently in the company of another
"drinking companions"
"comrades in arms"
Type of:
friend
Kinds of:
date escort playmate playfellow tovarich
Derived:
consort affiliate assort company companion
Semantic Complexity
87%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
64
Times Searched
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Related Words

accompaniment concomitant co-occurrence peer equal match adjunct affiliate ally friend bedfellow think