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Associate I People Mind Verb əˈsəʊsieɪt əˈsəʊʃieɪt Smell

Word3 associate
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /əˈsəʊsieɪt/ /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/
Example
  • i always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.
  • he is closely associated in the public mind with horrior movies.
  • most people immediately associate addictions with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.
  • you wouldn’t normally associate these two writers—their styles are completely different.
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associate

(verb)/əˈsəʊsieɪt/ /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/

    Verb Forms

  1. to make a connection between people or things in your mind
    • I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.
    • He is closely associated in the public mind with horrior movies.
    • Most people immediately associate addictions with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.
    • You wouldn’t normally associate these two writers—their styles are completely different.
  2. to spend time with somebody, especially a person or people that somebody else does not approve of
    • SYNONYM mix
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mix_2
    • I don't like you associating with those people.
  3. to show that you support or agree with something
    • I associate myself with the prime minister's remarks (= I agree with them).
    • I have never associated myself with political extremism.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘join with in a common purpose’; as an adjective in the sense ‘allied’): from Latin associat- ‘joined’, from the verb associare, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.
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