From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, v. i.
1. To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy;
as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.
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2. To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a
different part of the body. --E. Darwin.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, a. [L. associatus, p. p.]
1. Closely connected or joined with some other, as in
interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing
responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge.
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While I descend . . . to my associate powers.
--Milton.
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2. Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges;
as, an associate member.
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3. (Physiol.) Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate
motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of
preceding motions. --E. Darwin.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Associated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Associating.] [L. associatus, p. p. of
associare; ad + sociare to join or unite, socius companion.
See Social.]
1. To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or
confederate; as, to associate others with us in business,
or in an enterprise.
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2. To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of
gold associated with other substances.
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3. To connect or place together in thought.
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He succeeded in associating his name inseparably
with some names which will last as long as our
language. --Macaulay.
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4. To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.]
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Friends should associate friends in grief and woe.
--Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, n.
1. A companion; one frequently in company with another,
implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.
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2. A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in
a league.
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3. One connected with an association or institution without
the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an
associate of the Royal Academy.
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4. Anything closely or usually connected with another; an
concomitant.
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The one [idea] no sooner comes into the
understanding, than its associate appears with it.
--Locke.
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Syn: Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner;
coadjutor; comrade; accomplice.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
associate
adj 1: having partial rights and privileges or subordinate
status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"
n 1: a person who joins with others in some activity or
endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before
continuing"
2: a friend who is frequently in the company of another;
"drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: companion,
comrade, fellow, familiar, associate]
3: 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"
4: any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected
with another; "first was the lightning and then its
thunderous associate"
5: a degree granted by a two-year college on successful
completion of the undergraduates course of studies [syn:
associate degree, associate]
v 1: 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" [syn:
associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, {link
up}, connect] [ant: decouple, dissociate]
2: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange
people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn:
consort, associate, affiliate, assort]
3: bring or come into association or action; "The churches
consociated to fight their dissolution" [syn: consociate,
associate]