associate
adjEtymology
From Middle English associat(e) (used participially as well as adjectively up to Early Modern English), from Latin associātus, the perfect passive participle of associō (“to join, unite”), from ad- + sociō, from socius (“shared, common, kindred”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix).
- derived from associātus
- inherited from associat
Definitions
Joined with another or others and having lower status.
- The associate editor is someone who has some experience in editing but not sufficient experience to qualify for a senior post.
Having partial status or privileges.
- He is an associate member of the club.
Following or accompanying
Following or accompanying; concomitant.
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Connected by habit or sympathy.
- associate motions
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
- Allow me to introduce my business associates, Alice and Bob, who are senior VPs for ops and strategy, respectively.
- Associates must wash hands before returning to work
- The frowning lookes of fiery Tamburlaine, That with his terrour and imperious eies, Commands the hearts of his aſſociates, […]
Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
A companion
A companion; a comrade.
One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another
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.
One of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements…
One of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements are divisible by each other (or, equivalently, such that each one can be expressed as the product of the other with a unit).
A casual friend, acquaintance
To join in or form a league, union, or association.
To spend time socially
To spend time socially; keep company.
- She associates with her coworkers on weekends.
- Before the race he associated only with other skiers.
To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
- He associated his name with many environmental causes.
To connect or join together
To connect or join together; combine.
- particles of gold associated with other substances
To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
- I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn.
- He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language.
To endorse.
- Mr. President, I rise to associate myself with the remarks of my senior Senator from Louisiana who has led this fight successfully for many years
To be associative.
To accompany
To accompany; to be in the company of.
- Friends should associate friends in grief and woe
An associate's degree.
The neighborhood
- synonymadjunct
- synonymassociate
- synonymbusiness partner
- synonymcohort
- synonymcolaborer /colabourer
- synonymcollaborator
- synonymcolleague
- synonymcompeer
- synonymconfrere
- synonymconsociate
- synonymcoworker /co-worker
- synonymfellow
- antonymdisassociate
- neighboraccomplice
- neighboraide
- neighborapprentice
- neighborassistant
- neighborboss
- neighborcoconspirator
- neighborhelper
- neighborhelpmate
- neighborhelpmeet
- neighbormanager
- neighbormentee
- neighbormentor
Derived
associate professor, physician associate, associate degree, associate's degree, associateship, associatism, associette, heteroassociate, sales associate, adeno-associated, associahedron, associator, interassociate, misassociate, photoassociate, preassociate, reassociate, sea star-associated densovirus, unassociate, vanadium-associated protein
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at associate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at associate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at associate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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