associate

¹as·so·ci·ate

verb \ə-ˈsō-shē-ˌāt, -sē-\

as·so·ci·at·edas·so·ci·at·ing

Definition of ASSOCIATE

transitive verb

1

: to join as a partner, friend, or companion

2

obsolete : to keep company with : attend

3

: to join or connect together : combine

4

: to bring together or into relationship in any of various intangible ways (as in memory or imagination)

intransitive verb

1

: to come or be together as partners, friends, or companions

2

: to combine or join with other parts : unite

Examples of ASSOCIATE

1. I no longer wish to be associated with people like him.
2. She associates herself with some pretty strange people.

Origin of ASSOCIATE

Middle English associat associated, from Latin associatus, past participle of associare to unite, from ad- + sociare to join, from socius companion — more at social

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ASSOCIATE

Synonyms: chum, company, consociate, consort, fraternize, hang (around or out), hobnob, hook up, mess around, pal (around), run, sort, travel, be friends with, fall in with, keep company (with), rub elbows (with) or rub shoulders (with), take up with

Antonyms: break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

Related Words: affiliate, ally, attach, band, bond, club, collaborate, collude, confederate, conjoin, connect, cooperate, couple, gang, get along, get on, group, interrelate, join, knot, league, link, mingle, mix, rally, relate, side, socialize, team, tie, wed; befriend, friend

Near Antonyms: avoid, cold-shoulder, shun, snub; alienate, estrange; break up, disband, disperse, split (up); disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divorce, sever, split, sunder

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