Definitions for Associate
əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-; -ɪt, -ˌeɪtas·so·ciate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. associatenoun

   a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor

   "he had to consult his associate before continuing"

2. companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associatenoun

   a friend who is frequently in the company of another

   "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

3. associatenoun

   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"

4. associatenoun

   any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another

   "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"

5. associate degree, associateadjective

   a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

6. associate(a)verb

   having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status

   "an associate member"; "an associate professor"

7. associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connectverb

   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. consort, associate, affiliate, assortverb

   keep company with; hang out with

   "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"

9. consociate, associateverb

   bring or come into association or action

   "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. associatenoun

   A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.

2. associatenoun

   A companion; a comrade.

3. associatenoun

   One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.

4. associatenoun

   A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.

5. associateverb

   To join in or form a league, union, or association.

6. associateverb

   To spend time socially; keep company.

   She associates with her coworkers on weekends.

7. associateverb

   To join as a partner, ally, or friend.

8. associateverb

   To connect or join together; combine.

9. associateverb

   To connect in the mind or imagination

10. associateverb

    To endorse.

11. associateadjective

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

    He is an associate editor.

12. associateadjective

    Having partial status or privileges.

    He is an associate member of the club.

13. associateadjective

    Following or accompanying; concomitant.

14. Associatenoun

    An associate's degree.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Associateadjective

   Confederate; joined in interest or purpose.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   While I descend through darkness,
   To my associate pow’rs, them to acquaint
   With these successes. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.

2. Associatenoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. A person joined with another; a partner.

   They persuade the king, now in old age, to make Plangus his associate in government with him. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   2. A confederate.

   Their defender, and his associates, have sithence proposed to the world a form such as themselves like. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 27.

   3. A companion; implying some kind of equality.

   He was accompanied with a noble gentleman, no unsuitable associate. Henry Wotton.

   Sole Eve, associate sole, to me beyond
   Compare, above all living creatures dear. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.

   But my associates now my stay deplore,
   Impatient. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

3. To ASSOCIATEverb

   Etymology: associer, Fr. associo, Lat.

   1. To unite with another as a confederate.

   A fearful army led by Caius Marcius,
   Associated with Aufidius, rages
   Upon our territories. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   2. To adopt as a friend upon equal terms.

   Associate in your town a wand’ring train,
   And strangers in your palace entertain. John Dryden, Æneid.

   3. To accompany; to keep company with another.

   Friends should associate friends in grief and woe. William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus.

   4. It has generally the particle with; as, he associated with his master’s enemies.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. associate

   An associate can be defined as a person who is connected with an organization, group, activity, or another person as a participant, member, colleague, companion, or partner. It can also refer to someone who holds a particular rank or position in a business or organization. This term may also be used to indicate a relationship between ideas, events, or things that are linked in some way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Associateverb

   to join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise

2. Associateverb

   to join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of gold associated with other substances

3. Associateverb

   to connect or place together in thought

4. Associateverb

   to accompany; to keep company with

5. Associateverb

   to unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate

6. Associateverb

   to unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body

7. Associateadjective

   closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge

8. Associateadjective

   admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; as, an associate member

9. Associateadjective

   connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions

10. Associatenoun

    a companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow

11. Associatenoun

    a partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league

12. Associatenoun

    one connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an associate of the Royal Academy

13. Associatenoun

    anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant

14. Etymology: [L. associatus, p. p.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Associate

   An Associate is an early-career role that is an integral part of the project team, responsible for handling detailed duties such as modeling, research, and documentation.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Associate

   as-sō′shi-āt, v.t. to join with, as a friend or partner: to unite in the same body.—v.i. to keep company (with): to combine or unite.—ns. Associabil′ity, Assō′ciableness.—adjs. Assō′ciable, that may be joined or associated: sociable: companionable; Assō′ciate, joined or connected with.—n. one joined or connected with another: a companion, friend, partner, or ally.—ns. Assō′ciateship, office of an associate; Associā′tion, act of associating: union or combination: a society of persons joined together to promote some object.—adj. Assō′ciātive, tending to association.—Association football, the game as formulated by the Football Association (formed in 1863).—Association (of Ideas), applied to laws of mental combination which facilitate recollection: similarity: contiguity, repetition. [L. associātum, associāre—ad, to socius, a companion.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. associate

   A member of an association.

   We are associates, we meet at the local dancing association.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 11, 2020  

2. ---

   associate

   To make a logical connection in the brain, mind, conscience, consciousness, subconscious, spirit or soul.

   We all associate love with lovehearts.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Accompaniment
   • Friend
   • Peer
   • Subordinate

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Associate' in Nouns Frequency: #2731

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Associate' in Verbs Frequency: #264

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How to pronounce Associate?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Associate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Associate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Associate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Associate in a Sentence

1. Adam Hashem:

   I was at the gym yesterday while the shooting was taking place and all the TVs were showing that footage and all I could keep thinking to myself is 'God, I hope they don't have any Eastern descent, not just Middle Eastern, anything we'd associate with a Muslim', we're all worried. We're all concerned.

2. Oliver L. North:

   I don't think most people associate me with leeches or how to get them off. But I know how to get them off. I'm an expert at it.

3. Stanley Walker:

   Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run around with decent folk and your own decent instincts will be strengthened.

4. Michael McCaul:

   I don't associate Michael McCaul with the rhetoric on both sides of the aisle.

5. Dan Gainor:

   It’s a nationwide social experiment putting college students at risk, if you commit crimes – sexual assault, domestic violence and others – we have a right to know and decide whether we want to associate with you.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Associate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Associate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Associate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Associate
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Associate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Associate
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Associate