associate

To associate is defined as to bring two or more things together, or to have a relationship of some sort with another person or organization.

(verb)

The definition of an associate is someone who is a friend, someone with whom you work or someone who is a co-conspirator.

(noun)

An associate is defined as someone who is at a more junior level in an organization.

(adjective)

An example of an associate is an associate professor who has less years of teaching experience than a full professor.

See associate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to join together; connect; combine
to bring (a person) into relationship with oneself or another as companion, partner, friend, etc.
to connect in the mind: to associate rain with grief

Origin: < L associatus, pp. of associare, join to < ad-, to + sociare, unite with < socius, companion: see social

intransitive verb

noun

a person with whom one is associated; friend, partner, fellow worker, etc.
a member of less than full status, as of a society, institute, etc.
anything joined with another thing or things
☆ a degree or certificate granted by a junior college to those who have completed the regular two-year course: an Associate in (or of) Arts

adjective

See associate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb as·so·ci·at·ed, as·so·ci·at·ing, as·so·ci·ates

verb, transitive

To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
To connect or join together; combine.
To connect in the mind or imagination: “I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn” (John Keats).

verb, intransitive

To join in or form a league, union, or association. See Synonyms at join.
To spend time socially; keep company: associates with her coworkers on weekends.

noun (-ĭt, -ātˌ)

A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or 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.
often Associate An associate's degree.

adjective (-ĭt, -ātˌ)

Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status: an associate editor.
Having partial status or privileges: an associate member of the club.
Following or accompanying; concomitant.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English associaten

Origin: , from Latin associāre, associāt-

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + socius, companion; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots

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