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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary associate
(-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English associat associated, from Latin associatus, past participle of associare to unite, from ad- + sociareto join, from socius companion — more at social DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to join as a partner, friend, or companion 2. obsolete : to keep company with : attend 3. to join or connect together : combine 4. to bring together or into relationship in any of various intangible ways (as in memory or imagination) intransitive verb 1. to come or be together as partners, friends, or companions 2. to combine or join with other parts : unite Synonyms: see join
DATE 14th century 1. closely connected (as in function or office) with another 2. closely related especially in the mind 3. having secondary or subordinate status associate membership in a society
DATE 1533 1. one associated with another: as a. partner , colleague b. companion , comrade 2. a. an entry-level member (as of a learned society, professional organization, or profession) b. employee , worker 3. often capitalized : a degree conferred especially by a junior college associate in arts English Etymology associate associate (v.) late 14c., from L. associatus pp. of associare "join with," from ad- "to" + sociare "unite with," from socius "companion." The noun is first recorded 1530s, from associate (adj.). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ associate as·so·ci·ate verb/ E5sEuFieit; -sieit; NAmE E5sou- / 1. [VN] ~ sb / sth (with sb / sth) to make a connection between people or things in your mind 联想；联系: I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood. 一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。 He is closely associated in the public mind with horror movies. 在公众的心目中,他总是和恐怖电影紧密联系在一起。 2. [V] ~ with sb to spend time with sb, especially a person or people that sb else does not approve of 交往；(尤指)混在一起 SYN mix :
I don't like you associating with those people. 我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。 3. [VN] ~ yourself with sth (formal) to show that you support or agree with sth 表明支持；表示同意: May I associate myself with the Prime Minister's remarks? (= I agree with them) 我可以公开表示赞成首相的话吗？ OPP dissociate adjective/ E5sEuFiEt; -siEt; NAmE E5sou- / [only before noun] 1. (often in titles 常用于头衔) of a lower rank, having fewer rights in a particular profession or organization 非正式的；准的；副的: associate membership of the European Union 欧洲联盟的非正式会员身分 an associate member / director / editor 准会员；副导演/主编 2. joined to or connected with a profession or an organization 联合的；有关连的: an associate company in Japan 在日本的一家联营公司 noun/ E5sEuFiEt; NAmE E5sou- / 1. a person that you work with, do business with or spend a lot of time with 同事；伙伴: business associates 业务伙伴 2. (also Associate) an associate 合伙人 3. Associate (US) a person who has an Associate's degree (= six that is given after completing ten years of study at a junior college) 准学士(获得两年制高校学位) Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English associate noun ADJ. close a close associate with whom he started a business | former, old Her former associates refused to see her. | business, political OLT associate noun ⇨ partner 1 associate verb ⇨ relate Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: associate professor , or free-associate , or paired-associate learningassociate I. as·so·ci·ate \əˈsōs(h)ēˌāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English associat (3d person singular past indicative), from Latin associatus, past participle of associare transitive verb 1. a. : to join often in a loose relationship as a partner, fellow worker, colleague, friend, companion, or ally < was associated with him in a large law firm > < were closely associated with each other during the war > b. : to elect as an associate < was associated to the Royal Academy — Robert Southey > 2. obsolete : to keep company with : attend < friends should associate friends in grief and woe — Shakespeare > 3. : to join (things) together or connect (one thing) with another : combine < particles of gold associated with heavy minerals > 4. : to join or connect in any of various intangible or unspecified ways (as in general mental, legendary, or historical relationship, in unspecified causal relationship, or in unspecified professional or scholarly relationship) < surrealism has been associated with psychological and intellectual atmosphere common to periods of war — Bernard Smith > < she wished to associate him with her unusual mood — J.C.Powys > 5. : to submit to public identification (as with a principle or sentiment) < the House will associate itself with these expressions — Sir Winston Churchill > < I should wholeheartedly associate myself with the general libertarian views — Felix Frankfurter > 6. chemistry : to join in loose combinations — see association 7intransitive verb 1. : to come together as partners, fellow workers, colleagues, friends, companions, or allies < my father's conviction that they were too lowly to associate with me — G.B.Shaw > 2. : to combine or join with another or others as component parts : unite < protons and neutrons with their encircling electrons associatetogether to form atoms — G.W.Gray > 3. : to engage in free association < the patient associated freely about his childhood > — see free association Synonyms: see join II. as·so·ciate \-s(h)ēə̇t, -shə̇t, -shēˌāt, -sēˌāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Middle English associat, from Latin associatus, adsociatus, past participle of associare, adsociare to join, unite, from ad- + sociare to join, share, from socius companion — more at social 1. : closely connected, joined, or united with another (as in interest, function, activity, or office) : sharing in responsibility or authority < descent through darkness … to my associate powers — John Milton > < an associate judge > 2. : closely related especially in the mind : allied , accompanying < they want some associate sounds to make them harmonious — Samuel Johnson > 3. : admitted to some but not to all rights and privileges : having a secondary or subordinate status < admitted to associate membership in the society > III. associate noun (-s) 1. : one associated with another: a. : one who shares with another an enterprise, business, or action : a fellow worker : partner < the chemist and his associates finally completed their experiment > b. : one who shares with another an office or position of authority : colleague < they were associates on the bench for 20 years > c. : one who is frequently in company with other : companion , comrade < his most intimate associate during his college years > 2. : something that is closely connected with or that usually accompanies another : accompaniment , concomitant ; especially :a word or concept linked to another by association < no sooner at any time comes into the understanding but its associate appears with it — John Locke > 3. a. : an officer of the superior common-law courts in England b. : a member of a learned society or academy ranking below a fellow < an associate of the Royal Academy > c. : a research worker or teacher affiliated with a college, university, or some other professional organization or institution and ranking below a professor or full member < research associate in anthropology > < associate in German > < associate in medicine > 4. often capitalized a. : a degree conferred by a junior college upon its graduates < associate in arts > b. : a degree or title granted by some colleges and universities to students who finish a course that is complete in itself but shorter than that leading to a bachelor's degree |
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