associate Definition

associate
verb associated, associating

1. To connect in the mind.

Example: associate lambs with spring
Thesaurus: relate, correlate, compare, link, connect, join.
intr
2. To mix socially.

Example: don't associate with him
Thesaurus: keep company, be intimate, fraternize, consort be friendly, run around, hang around (slang).
3. To involve (oneself) in a group because of shared views or aims.
intr
4. To join with people for a common purpose.

Thesaurus: incorporate, organize, affiliate, unite, federate, ally, amalgamate; Antonym: disband, dissolve, break up.

noun

1. A business partner or colleague.
2. A companion or friend.
3. Someone who is admitted to a society, institution, etc without full membership.

adj

1. Joined with another, especially in a business.

Example: an associate director
2. Not having full membership of a society, institution, etc.
3. Attendant; accompanying.

Example: suffering from a cold and all its associate miseries

Etymology: 14c: from Latin associare, from ad to + socius united.