Etymology: (1400–50; < L associātus, ptp. of associāre to join <as-as-+sociāre to attach <socius companion (cf. social ))
Definition of 'associate'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)associate a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
2. (noun)companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate a friend who is frequently in the company of another "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
4. (noun)associate any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
5. (adj)associate degree, associate a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
6. (verb)associate(a) having partial rights and privileges or subordinatestatus "an associate member"; "an associate professor"
7. (verb)associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect 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"
8. (verb)consort, associate, affiliate, assort keepcompany with; hang out with "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
9. (verb)consociate, associate bring or come into association or action "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"
1. (verb)associate to connect or relate two things or people Animals learn to associate good behavior with praise.
Definition of 'associate'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)associate closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharingresponsibility or authority; as, an associatejudge
2. (adj)associate admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; as, an associatemember
3. (adj)associate connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions
4. (noun)associate a companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow
6. (noun)associate one connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an associate of the Royal Academy
7. (noun)associate anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant
8. (verb)associate to join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise
9. (verb)associate to join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of gold associated with other substances
10. (verb)associate to connect or place together in thought
11. (verb)associate to accompany; to keepcompany with
12. (verb)associate to unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate
13. (verb)associate to unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body
Definitions of associate 
Afrikaans: assosieer
Arabic: يَربُط
Bulgarian: свързвам
Brazilian: associar
Czech: spojovat si
German: verbinden
Danish: forbinde; associere
Greek: συσχετίζω
Spanish: asociar
Estonian: seostama
Farsi: تداعی کردن
Finnish: yhdistää
French: associer
Hebrew: לְקַשֶר
Hindi: जुड़ना
Croatian: povezivati
Hungarian: összekapcsol, társít
Indonesian: menghubungkan
Icelandic: tengja
Italian: associare
Japanese: 結びつけて考える
Korean: 연결지어 생각하다
Lithuanian: susieti
Latvian: savienot
Malay: kaitkan
Dutch: associa aren
Norwegian: forbinde med, assosiere
Polish: kojarzyć
Persian: تداعی کردن
Pashto: یوځای کیدل
Portuguese: associar
Romanian: a asocia
Russian: ассоциировать(ся)
Slovak: spájať si
Slovenian: povezovati
Serbian: asocirati, vezati za
Swedish: associera
Thai: เชื่อมโยงทางความคิด
Turkish: çağrışım yapmak, çağrıştı
Taiwanese: 將...與…聯想在一起
Ukrainian: пов'язувати
Urdu: ذہنی تعلق ہونا
Vietnamese: liên tưởng
Chinese: 把...联想起来
