associate
Other forms: associated; associates; associating
As a verb, associate can mean to make a connection between things or concepts. You might associate the smell of lemons with summer memories of selling lemonade. Or, with polishing your furniture with Lemon Pledge.
As a noun, in employment, an associate is someone who is in a junior position. You might hear about associates at law firms, hoping to make partner one day. However, some companies also use associate to mean any employee, regardless of rank or seniority. The noun associate can also mean a friend or someone you keep company with. And, as a verb, associate can also mean to keep company with — like when you were associating with activists at the protest march.
Definitions of associate (/əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/, /əˈsoʊsiˌʌit/)
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bring or come into association or actionsynonyms: consociate
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make a logical or causal connectionantonyms:dissociateregard as unconnectedtypes:rememberexercise, or have the power of, memoryinterrelateplace into a mutual relationshipcorrelatebring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationidentifyconceive of as united or associatedfree-associateassociate freely
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keep company with; hang out with
Definitions of associate (/əˈsoʊʃiɪt/, /əˈsoʊsiet/)
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a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor“he had to consult his associate before continuing”types:adjuncta person who is an assistant or subordinate to anotheraffiliatea subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organizationbedfellowa temporary associatecollaborator, cooperator, pardner, partneran associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interestfellow member, memberone of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)participantsomeone who takes part in an activityshipmatean associate on the same ship with youstakeholdera person who has an interest or share in something, especially a businesscomradesomeone with whom one has endured a dangerous situation, especially a fellow soldierdiscussanta participant in a formal discussionAreopagitea member of the council of the Areopagusblood brothera male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brotherbridea woman participant in her own marriage ceremonybridge partnerone of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the gamebrothera male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)cabalista member of a cabalcharter memberone of the original members when an organization was foundedcommissionera member of a commissioncommittee membera member of a committeeConservativea member of a Conservative Partydancing partnerone of a pair of people who dance togetherfellowa member of a learned societyhomeboya fellow male member of a youth ganghomegirla fellow female member of a youth ganghuddlera member of a huddleinducteea person inducted into an organization or social groupjoinera person who likes to join groupskibbutznika member of a kibbutzkolkhoznika member of a kolkhozboard membera member of a governing boardclub membersomeone who is a member of a clubplayeran important participant (as in a business deal)pledgesomeone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the groupretreatanta participant in a religious retreatRosicruciana member of a secret 17th-century society of philosophers and scholars versed in mystical and metaphysical and alchemical loreRosicruciana member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century societyRotariana member of a Rotary Clubsistera female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other groupsodalista member of a sodalitytribesmansomeone who lives in a tribe
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a friend who is frequently in the company of anothertypes:blind datea participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)type of:frienda person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another“first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate”type of:accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence, concomitantan event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
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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”type of:foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underlingan assistant subject to the authority or control of another
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having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status“an associate member”“an associate professor”synonyms:
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a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studiessynonyms: associate degreetypes:type of:academic degree, degreean award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
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