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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·so·ci·ate (-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin consociatus, past participle of consociare,from com- + socius companion — more at social DATE 1566 transitive verb : to bring into association intransitive verb : to associate especially in fellowship or partnership Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged consociate I. con·so·ciate \kənˈsōs(h)ēə̇t, (ˈ)kän|-, -shə̇t, -shēˌāt, -sēˌāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Middle English consociat, from Latin consociatus, past participle of consociare to associate, unite, from com- + sociare to join, unite, from socius associate, ally — more at social : united in fellowship : intimately associated < a consociate family > II. con·so·ci·ate \kənˈsōs(h)ēˌāt, (ˈ)kän|-, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin consociatus transitive verb : to unite or bring into association < Swedenborg's best of angels … did not live consociated — Van Wyck Brooks > < the consociated Congregational churches of New England > intransitive verb : to associate especially in fellowship or partnership : enter into intimate or close association < consociating with the best of men > < the churches consociated to fight against their dissolution > III. con·so·ciate \see adj\ noun (-s) Etymology: consociate (I) : one who is united with another : associate , confederate < consociates in a plot > |
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