'associate' definitions:

Definition of 'associate'

From: WordNet
adjective
Having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"
noun
A person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
noun
A friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate]
noun
A person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners"
noun
Any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
noun
A degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies [syn: associate degree, associate]
verb
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" [syn: associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect] [ant: decouple, dissociate]
verb
Keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: consort, associate, affiliate, assort]
verb
Bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution" [syn: consociate, associate]

Synonyms of 'associate'

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