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associate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/əˈsəʊʃi.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/əˈsoʊsi.ɪt/ (General-American)
/əˈsoʊʃi.ɪt/ (General-American)
əsō'siət (Received-Pronunciation)
(US) audio
əsō'shiət (General-American)
əsō'shiət (Received-Pronunciation)
/əˈsəʊsi.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
əsō'siət (General-American)
/əˈsoʊʃi.ət/ (General-American)
/əˈsoʊsi.ət/ (General-American)
(US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English associat(e) (used participially as well as adjectively up to Early Modern English), from Latin associātus, the perfect passive participle of associō (“to join, unite”), from ad- + sociō, from socius (“shared, common, kindred”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

(not-comparable) Joined with another or others and having lower status.
- The associate editor is someone who has some experience in editing but not sufficient experience to qualify for a senior post.
(not-comparable) Having partial status or privileges.
- He is an associate member of the club.
(not-comparable) Following or accompanying; concomitant.
(dated, not-comparable) Connected by habit or sympathy.
- These associate ideas are gradually formed into habits of acting together, by frequent repetition, while they are yet separately obedient to the will; as is evident from the difficulty we experience in gaining so exact an idea of the front of St. Paul's church, as to be able to delineate it with accuracy, or in recollecting a poem of a few pages. 1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life, page 36:
- associate motions

Deriveds

associate professor · physician associate

Translations (34)

fi ulko- (having partial status or privileges) · mi teputi (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · da tilknyttet (having partial status or privileges) · uk пов'я́заний (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · pt associado (having partial status or privileges) · ro asociat (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · hu társ- (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · ja 一緒にやっている (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · ja 同僚の (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · ko 연합(聯合)하다 (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · ko 준 (having partial status or privileges) · da med- (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · fi vara- (having partial status or privileges) · ja 仲間の (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · ro asociat (having partial status or privileges) · fi apulais- (having partial status or privileges) · ja 連想される (following or accompanying) · fi apulais- (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · ja 準 (having partial status or privileges) · mi tuarua (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · gv co- (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · pt associado (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · ru свя́занный (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · ko 동료(同僚)의 (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · hu kül- (having partial status or privileges) · fi vara- (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · da ledsagende (following or accompanying) · mi whakapiri (following or accompanying) · mi tūhono (joined with others and having equal or near equal status) · hu társult (having partial status or privileges) · fi lisä- (following or accompanying) · ja 副 (having partial status or privileges) · ko 연상(聯想)의 (following or accompanying) · ko 한패(牌)의 (joined with others and having equal or near equal status)

wikipedia: Early Modern English

associate en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/əˈsəʊʃi.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/əˈsoʊsi.ɪt/ (General-American)
/əˈsoʊʃi.ɪt/ (General-American)
əsō'siət (Received-Pronunciation)
(US) audio
əsō'shiət (General-American)
əsō'shiət (Received-Pronunciation)
/əˈsəʊsi.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
əsō'siət (General-American)
/əˈsoʊʃi.ət/ (General-American)
/əˈsoʊsi.ət/ (General-American)
(US) audio

Etymology

From the substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

Meanings

A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
- Associates must wash hands before returning to work
- The frowning lookes of fiery Tamburlaine, That with his terrour and imperious eies, Commands the hearts of his aſſociates, […] c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act IIII, scene i:
- Allow me to introduce my business associates, Alice and Bob, who are senior VPs for ops and strategy, respectively.
Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
A companion; a comrade.
One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
One of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements are divisible by each other (or, equivalently, such that each one can be expressed as the product of the other with a unit).
(qualifier:African-American Vernacular) A casual friend, acquaintance

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
associates	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (144)

pl kolega (companion; comrade) · da kollega (coworker) · ko 친구 (companion; comrade) · fi kaveri (companion; comrade) · ru компаньо́н (companion; comrade) · ota اورتاق (partner) · bg партньо́р (partner) · sh suradnica (partner) · gv coheshaghtagh (coworker) · uk коле́га (coworker) · es asociado (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · hu üzlettárs (partner) · hu kartárs (companion; comrade) · uk компаньйо́н (partner) · ko 패 (companion; comrade) · sh saradnica (coworker) · gv fo-oltey (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · ro partener (partner) · sv kompanjon (partner) · uk компаньйо́нка (companion; comrade) · de Weggefährte (companion; comrade) · bg партньо́рка (partner) · ota همراه (companion; comrade) · sh kompanjonka (companion; comrade) · uk колежа́нка (coworker) · fi työtoveri (coworker) · es asociado (partner) · ru напа́рница (partner) · pl partner (partner) · sh saradnik (partner) · fi kumppani (companion; comrade) · mi hoa haere (companion; comrade) · da ledsager (partner) · uk компаньйо́нка (partner) · uk партне́рка (partner) · hu bajtárs (companion; comrade) · ru колле́га (coworker) · pt colega (companion; comrade) · cmn 同行 (partner) · ru партнёрша (companion; comrade) · hu társ (companion; comrade) · gv coheshaghtagh (partner) · sh kompanjon (companion; comrade) · sv följeslagare (partner) · ko 준회원 (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · sh saradnica (partner) · be партнёрка (partner) · ota شریك (partner) · be кампаньёнка (partner) · sh suradnik (coworker) · be кале́га (coworker) · ja 同僚 (companion; comrade) · da kompagnon (partner) · ro asociat (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · la collēga (partner) · ro tovarăș (companion; comrade) · fi partneri (partner) · bg член-кореспонде́нт (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · ru член-корреспонде́нт (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · pl partnerka (partner) · ota یولداش (companion; comrade) · ja 準会員 (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · fi kaveri (one that habitually accompanies or is associated with another) · ota حریف (companion; comrade) · pl asesor (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · el συνεργάτης (coworker) · fi yhtiökumppani (partner) · uk партне́р (partner) · ru напа́рник (partner) · fi toveri (companion; comrade) · ota حریف (coworker) · sh suradnik (partner) · mi hoa kaipakihi (partner) · ko 회우 (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · ca associat (partner) · be партнёр (partner) · sh suradnica (coworker) · ota رفیق (companion; comrade) · nb ledsager (partner) · tr partner (partner) · pl koleżanka (coworker) · fi liikekumppani (partner) · ro camarad (companion; comrade) · es compañero (companion; comrade) · pl współpracowniczka (partner) · fi kumppani (partner) · ro asociat (partner) · sw mshirika (one that habitually accompanies or is associated with another) · grc μέτοχος (partner) · nb kompanjong (partner) · fi partneri (companion; comrade) · hu munkatárs (coworker) · sh vanjska članica (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · rm collavuratur (partner) · ko 제휴자 (partner) · bg коле́га (partner) · ru партнёрша (partner) · gv cumraag (companion; comrade) · ru това́рищ (companion; comrade) · bg партньо́р (companion; comrade) · ota قولداش (companion; comrade) · bg друга́рка (companion; comrade) · pl kolega (coworker) · fi ulkojäsen (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · sw mshirika (companion; comrade) · ru партнёр (companion; comrade) · mi hoa mahi (partner) · sh pridružena članica (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · tr iştirakçi (partner) · pl wspólnik (partner) · pl wspólniczka (partner) · pl współpracownik (partner) · ru партнёр (partner) · be кампаньён (partner) · fi varajäsen (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · sw mshirika (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · sh pridruženi član (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · la socius (companion; comrade) · ru компаньо́н (partner) · ko 동반자 (partner) · ja 会友 (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · sw mshirika (partner) · sh vanjski član (member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges) · pt associado (partner) · ko 동료 (companion; comrade) · la comes (companion; comrade) · ja 仲間 (companion; comrade) · be каляжа́нка (coworker) · fi kumppani (one that habitually accompanies or is associated with another) · sh saradnik (coworker) · ja 提携者 (partner) · mi hoa mahi (coworker) · uk компаньйо́н (companion; comrade) · fi seuralainen (one that habitually accompanies or is associated with another) · fi kollega (partner) · tr ortak (partner) · ro coleg (companion; comrade) · ru колле́га (partner) · ko 조합원 (partner) · cmn 同事 (partner) · rm collavuratura (partner) · bg друга́р (companion; comrade) · bg партньо́рка (companion; comrade) · bg коле́жка (partner)

associate en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

əsō'shiāt (General-American)
əsō'siāt (Received-Pronunciation)
/əˈsoʊʃieɪt/ (General-American)
/əˈsəʊʃieɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(US) audio
/əˈsəʊsieɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
əsō'siāt (General-American)
/əˈsoʊsieɪt/ (General-American)
əsō'shiāt (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English associat(e) (“associated, allied”) (the verb *associaten is not found in Middle English writings and only attested at a later period), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Doublet of associe.

Meanings

(intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
(intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.
- Before the race he associated only with other skiers.
- She associates with her coworkers on weekends.
- As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,[…]. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get.[…]I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life. 1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:
(transitive, with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
- He associated his name with many environmental causes.
(transitive) To connect or join together; combine.
- particles of gold associated with other substances
(transitive) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
- The economics of rebuilding all the stations covered by the electrification would be prohibitive, but to help bring home to the Glasgow public that their North Clyde suburban service has been transformed, not merely re-equipped with new trains, stations have at least been associated psychologically with the rolling stock by a common colour scheme. 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
- A branch of rail transport that seems to been rather neglected by historians is that concerned with cliff railways, of which a fair number exist in Great Britain. This is probably because these lines are overshadowed by the more spectacular funicular railways in Switzerland and other mountainous regions; perhaps, too, because of the general habit of referring to them as "cliff lifts," which tends to associate them with the vertical indoor type. 1951 August, P. W. Gentry, “Cliff Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 514:
- I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn. 1819 September 21, John Keats, letter to John Hamilton Reynolds
- He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language. 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James II:
- Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
(in deliberative bodies, reflexive) To endorse.
- Mr. President, I rise to associate myself with the remarks of my senior Senator from Louisiana who has led this fight successfully for many years 1999 August 4-5, Congress, “Pt. 14”, in Congressional Record, volume 145, page 19343:
- She refused to associate herself with the petition.
To be associative.
(obsolete, transitive) To accompany; to be in the company of.
- Friends should associate friends in grief and woe c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
associates	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
associating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
associated	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
associated	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Antonyms

disassociate

Deriveds

reassociate · misassociate · associahedron · preassociate · adeno-associated · interassociate · vanadium-associated protein · unassociate · photoassociate · sea star-associated densovirus · associator

association · associative

Synonyms

couple · attach · attach · join · clasp · put together · join · interlink · construct · conglutinate · associate · accouple · put together · splice · entwine · piecen · pinion · hitch · hook · affix · link · knit · combine · unite · inosculate · surround · forgather · assemble · joint · wed · clinch · marry · graft · fay · bind · travel · yoke · connect · knot · bewed · piece together · conjoin · conglomerate · unite · fix

Translations (102)

es asociar (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · hu társít (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · de vereinigen (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · fi viettää aikaa (to spend time socially) · ja 提携する (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · ru присоединя́ться (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · uk спілкува́тися (to spend time socially) · ko 연합(聯合)시키다 (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · hy շփվել (to spend time socially) · pt associar (to connect in the mind or imagination) · zdj ushirikiana (to spend time socially) · th เสวนา (to spend time socially) · es codearse (to spend time socially) · hy ընկերակցիլ (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · ko 상기(想起)시키다 (to connect in the mind or imagination) · az oturub-durmaq (to spend time socially) · es relacionarse (to spend time socially) · ja (連想する (to connect in the mind or imagination) · ru соединя́ться (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · fi liittyä (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · cs asociovat (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · es asociarse (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · bg свързвам се (to connect or join together; combine) · fi liittää (to connect in the mind or imagination) · ko 관련(關聯)시켜 생각하다 (to connect in the mind or imagination) · uk приє́днуватися (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · de in Gesellschaft sein (to spend time socially) · mi uru (to spend time socially) · ko 결합(結合)시키다 (to connect or join together; combine) · tr ilişkilendirmek (to connect in the mind or imagination) · uk асоціюва́ти (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · de assoziieren (to connect in the mind or imagination) · es tratar (to spend time socially) · ja 共同でやる (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · fi seurustella (to spend time socially) · hu összejár (to spend time socially) · pl kojarzyć (to connect in the mind or imagination) · eo asocii (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · fi olla jonkun kanssa (to spend time socially) · pl wiązać (to connect or join together; combine) · es frecuentar (to spend time socially) · hu összekapcsol (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · hu társít (to connect or join together; combine) · ca associar (to connect in the mind or imagination) · pt associar (to connect or join together; combine) · ja 交際する (to spend time socially) · fi liittoutua (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · pt associar-se a (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · pl asocjować (to connect in the mind or imagination) · ja 結合させる (to connect or join together; combine) · mi pāhono (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · ko 연합(聯合)하다 (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · hu társít (to connect in the mind or imagination) · fi yhdistää (to connect in the mind or imagination) · ko 교제(交際)하다 (to spend time socially) · hy միավորվել (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · ca associar (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · ko 연상(聯想)하다 (to connect in the mind or imagination) · es asociar (to connect or join together; combine) · hu barátkozik (to spend time socially) · ja 結び付けて考える (to connect in the mind or imagination) · hu asszociál (to connect in the mind or imagination) · hy զուգորդել (to connect in the mind or imagination) · de verbinden (to connect or join together; combine) · de zu einem Verband zusammenschließen (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · de zuordnen (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · fi ystävystyä (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · pt associar-se a (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · pl powiązać (to connect or join together; combine) · bg съединявам се (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · pl skojarzyć (to connect in the mind or imagination) · bg присъединявам се (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · ja 付き合う (to spend time socially) · sv umgås (to spend time socially) · de anschließen (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · ko 제휴(提携)하다 (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · fi yhdistää (to connect or join together; combine) · sv associera (to connect in the mind or imagination) · ko 참가(參加)시키다 (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · sa सचते (to spend time socially) · fi järjestäytyä (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · hu társul (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · fi assosioida (to connect in the mind or imagination) · bg свързвам се (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · mi uru (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · nl associëren (to connect in the mind or imagination) · uk поє́днувати (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · nl omgaan (to spend time socially) · fr fréquenter (to spend time socially) · grc μεθομιλέω (to spend time socially) · ja 提携させる (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · bg общувам (to spend time socially) · sv förknippa (to connect in the mind or imagination) · ca associar (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · fi liittyä (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · mi whakahoa (to join as a partner, ally, or friend) · mi tūhono (to connect or join together; combine) · es alternar (to spend time socially) · fi yhdistyä (to join in or form a league, union, or association) · de gemeinsam Zeit verbringen (to spend time socially) · de verknüpfen (to connect or join together; combine) · fi liittää (to connect or join together; combine)

wikipedia: Middle English

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associate en · ADJ · etymology 1

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associate en · VERB · etymology 3

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