Associate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt|  American pronunciation of the word associate
Brit.  |əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt|  British pronunciation of the word associate

noun

- a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
he had to consult his associate before continuing
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another (syn: companion, comrade, familiar, fellow)
- 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
- any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate
- a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

verb

- make a logical or causal connection (syn: colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in)
- keep company with; hang out with (syn: affiliate, assort, consort)
He associates with strange people
- bring or come into association or action

adjective

- having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status
an associate member
an associate professor

Extra examples

I no longer wish to be associated with people like him.

She associates herself with some pretty strange people.

He's an associate member of the club but he hopes to become a full member soon.

She was promoted from assistant editor to associate editor and may soon be promoted to senior editor.

Her associates respected her for her hard work.

She started as an associate at the law firm.

I always associate the smell of those flowers with my childhood.

This happened the year before the war of our Associates.

I don't associate him with energetic sports.

My mother used to warn me not to associate with riff-raff.

He associates with strange people

Try not to associate with that riffraff.

He did not associate himself with the pro-democracy movement.

...I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I “should” associate with....

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: associate
he/she/it: associates
present participle: associating
past tense: associated
past participle: associated
noun
singular: associate
plural: associates
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