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associate

as·so·ci·ate
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see-; noun, adjective, uh-soh-shee-it, -eyt, -see-]
    • /verb əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-; noun, adjective, əˈsoʊ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -si-/
    • /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see-; noun, adjective, uh-soh-shee-it, -eyt, -see-]
    • /verb əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-; noun, adjective, əˈsoʊ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -si-/

Definitions of associate word

  • verb associate If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind. 3
  • verb associate If you are associated with a particular organization, cause, or point of view, or if you associate yourself with it, you support it publicly. 3
  • verb associate If you say that someone is associating with another person or group of people, you mean they are spending a lot of time in the company of people you do not approve of. 3
  • countable noun associate Your associates are the people you are closely connected with, especially at work. 3
  • adjective associate Associate is used before a rank or title to indicate a slightly different or lower rank or title. 3
  • verb associate to link or connect in the mind or imagination 3

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Origin of associate

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin associātus joined to, united with (past participle of associāre), equivalent to as- as- + soci- (see social) + -ātus -ate1; compare Anglo-French associer (v.), associé (noun)

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Parts of speech for Associate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

associate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

associate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for associate

verb associate

  • join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
  • correlate — If one thing correlates with another, there is a close similarity or connection between them, often because one thing causes the other. You can also say that two things correlate.
  • relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • mix — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.

noun associate

  • partner — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
  • colleague — Your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job.
  • coworker — Your coworkers are the people you work with, especially people on the same job or project as you.
  • accomplice — Someone's accomplice is a person who helps them to commit a crime.
  • ally — A country's ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war.

adjective associate

  • subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
  • junior — younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).
  • sub- — Sub- is used at the beginning of words that have 'under' as part of their meaning.
  • vice- — Vice- is used before a rank or title to indicate that someone is next in importance to the person who holds the rank or title mentioned.

Antonyms for associate

verb associate

  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
  • dissociate — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
  • detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.

noun associate

  • foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
  • opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
  • antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
  • competitor — A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.
  • rival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.

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