| VERB | cognition | associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect | make a logical or causal connection |
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| social | associate, consort, affiliate, assort | keep company with | |
| social | associate, consociate | bring or come into association or action | |
| NOUN | person | associate | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor |
| person | associate, companion, comrade, fellow, familiar | a friend who is frequently in the company of another | |
| person | associate | a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise | |
| event | associate | any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another | |
| communication | associate, associate degree | a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | associate | having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status |
| Sounds | ahsow'shiyaht; ahsow'shiyey.t; ahsow'siyaht; ahsow'siyey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | ||
| Meaning | Having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status. | |
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| Broader | subordinate, low-level | Lower in rank or importance |
| Spanish | asociado | |
| Catalan | associat | |
| Meaning | A person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor. | |
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| Example | "he had to consult his associate before continuing" | |
| Member of | association | A formal organization of people or groups of people |
| Narrower | adjunct | A person who is an assistant or subordinate to another |
| affiliate | A subordinate or subsidiary associate | |
| ally, friend | An associate who provides cooperation or assistance | |
| bedfellow | A temporary associate | |
| collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner | An associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest | |
| colleague, co-worker, fellow worker, workfellow | An associate that one works with | |
| colleague, confrere, fellow | A person who is member of one's class or profession | |
| member, fellow member | One of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization) | |
| participant, player | someone who takes part in an activity | |
| shipmate | An associate on the same ship with you | |
| teammate, mate | A fellow member of a team | |
| Broader | peer, equal, match, compeer | A person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| Spanish | asociado, socio | |
| Catalan | associat | |
| Verbs | associate | bring or come into association or action |
| Meaning | A friend who is frequently in the company of another. | |
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| Synonyms | companion, comrade, fellow, familiar | |
| Narrower | date, escort | A participant in a date |
| playmate, playfellow | A companion at play | |
| tovarich, tovarisch | A comrade (especially in Russian communism) | |
| Broader | friend | A person you know well and regard with affection and trust |
| Spanish | acompañante, amigo, camarada, compañera, compañero | |
| Catalan | acompanyant, camarada, companya, company | |
| Verbs | associate | keep company with |
| Meaning | A person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise. | |
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| Example | "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners" | |
| Broader | subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier | An assistant subject to the authority or control of another |
| Meaning | Any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another. | |
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| Example | "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" | |
| Broader | accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence | An event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another |
| Meaning | A degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies. | |
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| Synonym | associate degree | |
| Narrower | Associate in Applied Science, AAS | An associate degree in applied science |
| Associate in Arts, AA | An associate degree in arts | |
| Associate in Nursing, AN | An associate degree in nursing | |
| Broader | academic degree, degree | An award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study |
| Spanish | diplomatura | |
| Meaning | make a logical or causal connection. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody with something; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Synonyms | tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect | |
| Narrower | correlate | Bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation |
| free-associate | associate freely | |
| identify | conceive of as united or associated | |
| interrelate | place into a mutual relationship | |
| remember | Exercise, or have the power of, memory | |
| think of, have in mind, mean | Intend to refer to | |
| Broader | think, cogitate, cerebrate | Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments |
| Opposite | decouple, dissociate | regard as unconnected |
| Spanish | asociar, comunicar, conectar, entroncar, ligar, relacionar, unir, vincular | |
| Catalan | associar, comunicar, connectar, entroncar, relacionar, vincular | |
| Adjectives | associable | capable of being associated |
| associative, associatory | characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination | |
| Nouns | association | the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination / imagination |
| association | the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination | |
| Meaning | keep company with; hang out with. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "He associates with strange people" | |
| Synonyms | consort, affiliate, assort | |
| Narrower | ally | Become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage |
| company, companion, accompany, keep company | Be a companion / companion / companion to somebody | |
| go steady, go out, date, see | date regularly | |
| Broader | interact | Act together or towards others or with others |
| Spanish | afiliar, relacionar | |
| Catalan | afiliar | |
| Nouns | associate | a friend who is frequently in the company of another |
| association | the act of consorting with or joining with others | |
| association | a formal organization of people or groups of people | |
| Meaning | Bring or come into association or action. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | consociate | |
| Narrower | walk | Be or act in association with |
| Broader | unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
| Spanish | asociarse | |
| Catalan | associar-se, associar | |
| Adjectives | associable | capable of being associated |
| Nouns | associate | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor |
| association | the act of consorting with or joining with others | |
| association | a formal organization of people or groups of people | |
| association | (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species | |
| association | a relation resulting from interaction or dependence | |
| association | a social or business relationship | |
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