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associate

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) associate (verb)
  2. 2) associate (adjective)
  3. 3) associate (noun)
  4. free-associate (transitive verb)
  5. paired-associate learning (noun)
  6. paired associates (noun plural)

1as·so·ci·ate

verb \ə-ˈsō-s(h)ē-ˌāt\
as·so·ci·at·edas·so·ci·at·ing

Definition of ASSOCIATE

transitive verb
1
: to join or connect (things) together
2
: to bring together in a relationship <infectious disease associated with a rise in body temperature>
intransitive verb
1
: to combine or join with other parts <fibrils of the sensory neurons associate with motor neurons—S. J. Jacob & C. A. Francone>
2
: to engage in free association <the patient associated freely about his childhood>

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