associate. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

associate

SYLLABICATION:	as·so·ci·ate
PRONUNCIATION:	-ssh-t, -s-
VERB:	Inflected forms: as·so·ci·at·ed, as·so·ci·at·ing, as·so·ci·ates
TRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To join as a partner, ally, or friend. 2. To connect or join together; combine. 3. To connect in the mind or imagination: “I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn” (John Keats).
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To join in or form a league, union, or association. See synonyms at join. 2. To spend time socially; keep company: associates with her coworkers on weekends.
NOUN:	(-t, -t)1. A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague. 2. A companion; a comrade. 3. One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance. 4. A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges. 5. often Associate An associate's degree.
ADJECTIVE:	(-t, -t)1. Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status: an associate editor. 2. Having partial status or privileges: an associate member of the club. 3. Following or accompanying; concomitant.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English associaten, from Latin associre, associt- : ad-, ad- + socius, companion; see sek^w-¹ in Appendix I.


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