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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. [1913 Webster] While I descend . . . to my associate powers. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; as, an associate member. [1913 Webster] 3. (Physiol.) Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions. --E. Darwin. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of gold associated with other substances. [1913 Webster] 3. To connect or place together in thought. [1913 Webster] He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 4. To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Friends should associate friends in grief and woe. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. Anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant. [1913 Webster] The one [idea] no sooner comes into the understanding, than its associate appears with it. --Locke. [1913 Webster] Syn: Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner; coadjutor; comrade; accomplice. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body. --E. Darwin. [1913 Webster] 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}]