Definition of associate
associated
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transitive verb
1 : to join as a partner, friend, or companion They were closely associated with each other during the war.
2 : to join or connect together : combine particles of gold associated with heavy minerals
3 : to bring together or into relationship in any of various intangible ways (as in memory or imagination) She will always associate that place with her youth.
4 obsolete : to keep company with : attend
intransitive verb
1 : to come or be together as partners, friends, or companions was accused of associating with known criminals
2 : to combine or join with other parts : unite Protons, neutrons, and electrons associate together to form atoms.
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Examples of associate in a Sentence
I no longer wish to be associated with people like him.
She associates herself with some pretty strange people.
Recent Examples of associate from the Web
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But the phone number is associated with several Web sites advertising a female escort based in Tampa, Fla., USA TODAY Sports has independently confirmed.
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House and Senate committees were holding simultaneous hearings Wednesday on bills to revise the law and limit lengthy and costly litigation associated with it.
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No wreck was associated with the fire, according to the Lee’s Summit Fire Department.
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Excessive media exposure has been associated with poor social-emotional, cognitive and language development, as well as sleep problems and obesity.
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The drugs limit cravings and withdrawal symptoms associated with opioid addiction (heroin addicts, by contrast, require ever-greater doses of the drug).
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Showers and thunderstorms associated with the area have become a little better organized since Sunday, the center reported.
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Bithumb is South Korea's top crypto exchange, and a leader globally for trading Ether, the cryptocurrency associated with the Ethereum computing network.
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Glamour: If a woman doesn’t have any financial plan associated with her job, how can she get started on retirement planning?
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Origin and Etymology 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
Synonym Discussion of associate
Definition of associate
1 : one associated with another: such asa : partner, colleague business associatesb : companion, comrade a close associate during his college years
2a : an entry-level member (as of a learned society, professional organization, or profession) an associate of the Royal Academyb : employee, worker
3 often capitalized : a degree conferred especially by a junior college associate in arts
associateship
\-ˌship\ nounExamples of associate in a Sentence
He's an associate member of the club but he hopes to become a full member soon.
She was promoted from assistant editor to associate editor and may soon be promoted to senior editor.
Recent Examples of associate from the Web
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Langford did everything in front of Calipari, North Carolina coach Roy Williams, Purdue coach Matt Painter, Louisville associate head coach Kenny Williams, Duke assistant Jeff Capel and plenty of others.
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Centier Bank has 54 locations in more than 26 communities and 800 associates, according to its website.
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He and several associates recruited 30 charter members to a club that over the years became one of the most successful in North County.
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The director of the FBI was fired by the president while pursuing an investigation into something his associates may have done.
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There are at least five investigations that directly affect President Donald Trump and his associates.
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Then, on Oct. 20, 2008, a paralegal and an associate with Mayer Brown LLP -- counsel responsible for a different GM loan -- went to terminate that debt, but mistakenly filed forms for the $1.5 billion term loan instead, according to court papers.
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The Washington Post reported that Trump asked both men, in separate conversations, to publicly state that there was no evidence of collusion between Trump associates and Russian officials.
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The associate did say that Robert Mueller, appointed by the Justice Department earlier this month to lead the government’s inquiry, is allowing Comey to make certain statements.
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Origin and Etymology of associate
see 1associate
Definition of associate
1 : closely connected (as in function or office) with another : sharing in responsibility or authority associate judges
2 : having secondary or subordinate status associate membership in a society
3 : closely related especially in the mind faith and its associate virtues
Examples of associate in a Sentence
Her associates respected her for her hard work.
She started as an associate at the law firm.
Recent Examples of associate from the Web
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U of L associate head coach Kenny Johnson was spotted watching Langford at the tryouts.
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If Rosenstein were out of the picture, responsibility for overseeing Mueller’s investigation -- and deciding his fate -- would fall to Rachel Brand, the department’s associate attorney general.
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Were Rosenstein to concur and recuse himself from oversight of the special counsel, the duty would fall to Rachel Brand, associate attorney general.
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EDUCATION Anthony Altieri, associate dean of students for Lynn University, was appointed interim vice president for student affairs at the university.
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People associate themwith skyscrapers and trains and more than one busker playing electric guitar downtown on a Friday night.
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Crawford, 59, who has worked in the arts locally for years — notably as associate managing director of A Contemporary Theatre in the ’90s — says donations at the entrances usually come in at around $190,000.
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Cheryl Frazes Hill, associate conductor of the Chicago Symphony Chorus and director of choral activities at Roosevelt University, has been named director of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, effective this fall.
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A recent study by Debra Furr-Holden, then an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, analyzed violent crime near drug treatment centers and other establishments in Baltimore.
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Origin and Etymology of associate
see 1associate
Other Business Terms
ASSOCIATE Defined for English Language Learners
associate
playDefinition of associate for English Language Learners
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: to think of one person or thing when you think of another person or thing
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: to be together with another person or group as friends, partners, etc.
associate
playDefinition of associate for English Language Learners
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: having a rank or position that is below the highest level in a group, organization, etc.
associate
playDefinition of associate for English Language Learners
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: a person who you work with or spend time with
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: a member of a group or organization who is at a level that is below the highest level
ASSOCIATE Defined for Kids
Definition of associate for Students
associated
;associating
1 : to join or come together as partners, friends, or companions He associates with some interesting people.
2 : to connect in thought I associate hot chocolate with winter.
Definition of associate for Students
: having a rank or position that is below the highest level an associate member of the club
Definition of associate for Students
1 : a person who you work with or spend time with business associates
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of associate
associated
;associating
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transitive verb
: to join or connect (things) together2: to bring together in a relationship infectious disease associated with a rise in body temperature
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intransitive verb
: to combine or join with other parts fibrils of the sensory neurons associate with motor neurons—S. J. Jacob & C. A. Francone2: to engage in free association the patient associated freely about his childhood
Medical Definition of associate
: ranking immediately below the senior or chief position associate clinical professor of medicine associate medical examiner
Medical Definition of associate
1: a research worker or teacher affiliated with a professional organization or institution and ranking below a professor or full member a research associate in pathology
2 often capitalized : a degree conferred especially by a junior college an Associate in Technical Arts degree in nursing—Skagit Valley College Catalog
Law Dictionary
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