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as·so·ci·ate
(ə-sō′sē-āt′, -shē-)v. as·so·ci·at·ed, as·so·ci·at·ing, as·so·ci·ates
v.tr.
1. To connect in the mind or imagination: "I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn" (John Keats).
2. To connect or involve with a cause, group, or partner: Wasn't she associated with the surrealists?
3. To correlate or connect logically or causally: Asthma is associated with air pollution.
v.intr.
1. To join in or form a league, union, or association: The workers associated in a union.
2. To spend time socially; keep company: associates with her coworkers on weekends.
n. (-ĭt, -āt′)
1.
a. A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.
b. An employee, especially one in a subordinate position,
2. A companion; a comrade.
3. One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
4. A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
adj. (-ĭt, -āt′)
1. Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status: an associate editor.
2. Having partial status or privileges: an associate member of the club.
3. Following or accompanying; concomitant.
[From the Middle English adjective associat, associated, allied, from Latin associātus, past participle of associāre, to associate : ad-, ad- + socius, companion; see sekw- in Indo-European roots.]
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associate
vb (usually foll by with)
1. (tr) to link or connect in the mind or imagination: to associate Christmas with fun.
2. (intr) to keep company; mix socially: to associate with writers.
3. (intr) to form or join an association, group, etc
4. (tr; usually passive) to consider in conjunction; connect: rainfall is associated with humidity.
5. (tr) to bring (a person, esp oneself) into friendship, partnership, etc
6. (tr; often passive) to express agreement or allow oneself to be connected (with): Bertrand Russell was associated with the peace movement.
n
7. a person joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; partner; colleague
8. a companion or friend
9. something that usually accompanies another thing; concomitant: hope is an associate to happiness.
10. a person having a subordinate position in or admitted to only partial membership of an institution, association, etc
adj (prenominal)
11. joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; having equal or nearly equal status: an associate director.
12. having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status: an associate member.
13. accompanying; concomitant
[C14: from Latin associāre to ally with, from sociāre to join, from socius an ally]
asˈsociable adj
asˈsociˌator n
asˈsociatory adj
asˈsociateˌship n
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as•so•ci•ate
(v. əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-; n., adj., -ɪt, -ˌeɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
n., adj. v.t.
1. to connect or bring into relation in thought, feeling, memory, etc.: to associate rainy days with depression.
2. to align or commit (oneself) as a companion, partner, or colleague.
3. to unite; combine: coal associated with shale.
v.i. 4. to keep company as a friend, companion, or ally.
5. to join together as partners or colleagues.
6. to enter into union; unite.
n. 7. a person who shares actively in an enterprise; partner; colleague; coworker.
8. a companion; comrade.
9. anything usu. accompanying or associated with another; accompaniment; concomitant.
10. a person admitted to a subordinate degree of membership in an association or institution.
adj. 11. connected, joined, or related, esp. as a companion or colleague; having equal or nearly equal responsibility.
12. having subordinate status; without full rights and privileges: an associate member.
13. allied; concomitant.
[1400–50; < Latin associātus, past participle of associāre to join <as- as- + sociāre to attach <socius companion (compare social)]
as•so′ci•ate•ship`, n.
syn: See acquaintance.
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associate
Past participle: associated
Gerund: associating
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| Noun | 1. |  associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" adjunct - a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another affiliate - a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization bedfellow - a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows" cooperator, pardner, partner, collaborator - an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners" confrere, colleague, fellow - a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers" fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family" participant - someone who takes part in an activity shipmate - an associate on the same ship with you |
| 2. |  associate - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" playfellow, playmate - a companion at play | |
| 3. | associate - a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners" subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | |
| 4. | associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" accompaniment, concomitant, co-occurrence, attendant - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another | |
| 5. |  associate - a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studiesacademic degree, degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" Associate in Arts, AA - an associate degree in arts AAS, Associate in Applied Science - an associate degree in applied science AN, Associate in Nursing - an associate degree in nursing | |
| Verb | 1. | associate - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" remember - exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" interrelate - place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events" correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" identify - conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" free-associate - associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories" have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" decouple, dissociate - regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" |
| 2. |  associate - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" ally - become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists" | |
| 3. |  associate - bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"walk - be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God" | |
| Adj. | 1. | associate - having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor" subordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance |
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associate
verb
1. connect, couple, league, link, mix, relate, pair, ally, identify, unite, join, combine, attach, affiliate, fasten, correlate, confederate, yoke, affix, lump together, cohere, mention in the same breath, conjoin, think of together We've got the idea of associating progress with the future.
connect separate, distance, divorce, isolate, distinguish, detach, segregate, disconnect, dissociate, set apart
connect separate, distance, divorce, isolate, distinguish, detach, segregate, disconnect, dissociate, set apart
2. affiliate, unite, join, link, ally, combine, connect, incorporate, confederate, band together I haven't been associated with the project over the last year.
3. socialize, mix, hang (informal, chiefly U.S.), accompany, hang out (informal), run around (informal), mingle, be friends, befriend, consort, hang about, hobnob, fraternize They found out they'd been associating with a murderer.
socialize avoid, break off, part company, be alienated, be estranged
socialize avoid, break off, part company, be alienated, be estranged
noun
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associate
verb1. To unite or be united in a relationship:
2. To be with as a companion:
Slang: hang out.
Idiom: rub elbows.
1. One who is united in a relationship with another:
2. One who shares interests or activities with another:
3. One that accompanies another:
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Translations
společníkstýkat sekolegamimořádnýpomocný
partnervice-associereforbindekollega
apulais-liikekumppani
pomoćnisuradnik
kisegítõtársíttársult
aîstoîar-félagi; samstarfsmaîurtengdur, auka-tengjaumgangast
提携者準･･･
제휴자준...
asociacijaasocijuotasbendradarbisbendrautibendravimas
apvienībasapvienotsassociate organizationsbiedrotiesbiedrs
spájať si
povezati
associeradkompanjon
รอง
cộng sựphó
associate
A. [əˈsəʊʃɪɪt] ADJ [company] → asociado
B. [əˈsəʊʃɪɪt] N (= colleague) → colega mf; (in crime) → cómplice mf (also associate member) [of society] → miembro mf no numerario/a; [of professional body] → colegiado/a m/f; [of learned body] → miembro mf correspondiente
Fred Bloggs and Associates → Fred Bloggs y Asociados
Fred Bloggs and Associates → Fred Bloggs y Asociados
C. [əˈsəuʃɪeɪt] VT
1. (mentally) [+ ideas, things, people] → asociar, relacionar
to associate one thing with another → asociar or relacionar una cosa con otra
I always associate you with Barcelona → siempre te asocio or relaciono con Barcelona
to associate one thing with another → asociar or relacionar una cosa con otra
I always associate you with Barcelona → siempre te asocio or relaciono con Barcelona
2. (= affiliate, connect) → vincular, asociar
to be associated with sth/sb: high blood pressure is associated with heart disease → se vincula or asocia la tensión alta con las enfermedades coronarias
he was associated with the communist party → estaba vinculado or asociado con el partido comunista
it is a privilege to be associated with her → es un privilegio estar relacionado con ella
I don't wish to be associated or to associate myself with it/him → no quiero tener nada que ver con ello/él
to be associated with sth/sb: high blood pressure is associated with heart disease → se vincula or asocia la tensión alta con las enfermedades coronarias
he was associated with the communist party → estaba vinculado or asociado con el partido comunista
it is a privilege to be associated with her → es un privilegio estar relacionado con ella
I don't wish to be associated or to associate myself with it/him → no quiero tener nada que ver con ello/él
E. [əˈsəʊʃɪɪt] CPD associate director N → subdirector(a) m/f, director(a) m/f adjunto/a
associate judge N → juez mf asesor(a)
Associate Justice N (US) → juez mf asociado/a
associate member N [of society] → miembro mf no numerario/a; [of professional body] → colegiado/a m/f; [of learned body] → miembro mf correspondiente
associate producer N (TV, Cine) → productor(a) m/f asociado/a
associate professor N (US) → profesor(a) m/f adjunto/a
associate's degree N (US) → licenciatura f
associate judge N → juez mf asesor(a)
Associate Justice N (US) → juez mf asociado/a
associate member N [of society] → miembro mf no numerario/a; [of professional body] → colegiado/a m/f; [of learned body] → miembro mf correspondiente
associate producer N (TV, Cine) → productor(a) m/f asociado/a
associate professor N (US) → profesor(a) m/f adjunto/a
associate's degree N (US) → licenciatura f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
associate
[əˈsəʊsiət] n (= colleague) → associé(e) m/f
[əˈsəʊsieɪt] vt (= link) → associer
to be associated with sth → être associé(e) à qch
to associate o.s. with sb/sth → s'associer à qn/qch
to be associated with sth → être associé(e) à qch
to associate o.s. with sb/sth → s'associer à qn/qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
associate
n
(= colleague) → Kollege m, → Kollegin f; (Comm: = partner) → Partner m, → Kompagnon m, → Teilhaber(in) m(f); (= accomplice) → Komplize m, → Komplizin f
(of a society) → außerordentliches or assoziiertes Mitglied
vt → in Verbindung bringen, assoziieren (also Psych); to associate oneself with somebody/something → sich jdm/einer Sache anschließen, sich mit jdm/einer Sache assoziieren; to be associated with somebody/something → mit jdm/einer Sache in Verbindung gebracht or assoziiert werden; it is associated in their minds with … → sie denken dabei gleich an (+acc) → …; I don’t associate him with sport → ich assoziiere ihn nicht mit Sport, ich denke bei ihm nicht an Sport; the Associated Union of … → der Gewerkschaftsverband der …; associate(d) company → Partnerfirma f
vi to associate with → verkehren mit
associate
:associate director
n Direktor einer Firma, der jedoch nicht offiziell als solcher ernannt wurde
associate editor
n → Mitherausgeber(in) m(f)
associate member
associate partner
n → (Geschäfts)partner(in) m(f)
associate professor
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
associate
[vb əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt; n, adj əˈsəʊʃɪɪt]1. vt → associare, collegare
to associate o.s. with → associarsi a, unirsi a
I don't wish to be associated with it → non voglio che si pensi che io abbia a che fare con la cosa
to associate o.s. with → associarsi a, unirsi a
I don't wish to be associated with it → non voglio che si pensi che io abbia a che fare con la cosa
2. vi to associate with sb → frequentare qn
3. n (colleague) → collega m/f, socio/a; (accomplice) → complice m/f; (member, of club) → socio/a aggregato/a; (of learned society) → membro aggregato
4. adj (company) → consociato/a; (member) → aggregato/a, aggiunto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
associate
(əˈsəusieit) verb1. to connect in the mind. He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.
2. (usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work. They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours.
(-et) adjective1. having a lower position or rank. an associate professor.
2. joined or connected. associate organizations.
noun a colleague or partner; a companion.
association noun1. a club, society etc.
2. a friendship or partnership.
3. a connection in the mind. The house had associations with her dead husband.
in association with together with. We are acting in association with the London branch of our firm.
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associate
→ شَرِيك, مُساعِد pomocný, společník partner, vice- teilhabend, Teilhaber συνεργαζόμενος, συνεταίρος adjunto, colega apulais-, liikekumppani associé pomoćni, suradnik associato, socio 提携者, 準･･･ 제휴자, 준... adjunct, partner medarbeider, tilknyttet stowarzyszony, współpracownik associado, colaborador, sócio заместитель, компаньон associerad, kompanjon ผู้มีความสัมพันธ์กัน เช่น ผู้ร่วมงาน เพื่อน หุ้นส่วน, รอง iş arkadaşı, yardımcı cộng sự, phó 副的, 合作人Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
as·so·ci·ate
a. asociado-a, socio-a.
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