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Another word for associate

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Verb

  1. To unite or be united in a relationship

      1. To give an account of (an occurrence, for example); narrate.
      2. To establish or demonstrate a connection between:
      3. To have connection, relation, or reference:
      1. One of the rings or loops forming a chain.
      2. A unit in a connected series of units:
      3. A unit in a transportation or communications system.
      1. To put or bring together so as to make continuous or form a unit:
      2. To put or bring into close association or relationship:
      3. To connect (points), as with a straight line.
      1. To join or fasten together:
      2. To associate or consider as related:
      3. To join to or by means of a communications circuit:
      1. To join or become joined together; unite.
      1. To bring into a state of unity; make united:
      2. To join (two or more substances) to make a single substance, such as a chemical compound; mix.
      3. To have, exhibit, or involve in combination:
      1. To tie or secure, as with a rope or cord.
      2. To hold or restrain by tying with rope or bonds:
      3. To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or ribbon:
      1. To place in a friendly association, as by treaty:
      2. To unite or connect in a personal relationship, as in friendship or marriage.
      3. To enter into an alliance:
      1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch:
      2. To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member:
      3. To assign the origin of.
    See also:

    connect

  2. To be with as a companion

    Idioms:
    See also:

    near

  3. To come or bring together in one's mind or imagination

      1. One of the rings or loops forming a chain.
      2. A unit in a connected series of units:
      3. A unit in a transportation or communications system.
      1. To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing:
      2. To determine the taxonomic classification of (an organism).
      3. To ascertain as having a certain characteristic or feature:
      1. Two items of the same kind; a pair.
      2. Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.
      3. Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.
      1. To establish or demonstrate as having a correlation:
      2. To be related by a correlation.
      3. Related by a correlation, especially having corresponding characteristics.
      1. To join or fasten together:
      2. To associate or consider as related:
      3. To join to or by means of a communications circuit:
      1. A simple rigid structure in the shape of an L, one arm of which is fixed to a vertical surface, the other projecting horizontally to support a shelf or other weight.
      2. A small shelf or shelves supported by such structures.
      3. A decorative or weight-bearing structural unit, two sides of which form a right angle with one arm flush against a wall and the other flush beneath a projecting surface, such as eaves or a bay window.
    See also:

    same

Noun

  1. One who is united in a relationship with another

    See also:

    connect

  2. One who shares interests or activities with another

    See also:

    near

  3. One that accompanies another

    See also:

    accompanied

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Another word for associate

Noun
  1. Antonyms:
Verb

  1. To keep company with

    See also:

    join

    Antonyms:

  2. To relate

      1. To join or fasten together:
      2. To associate or consider as related:
      3. To join to or by means of a communications circuit:
      1. One of the rings or loops forming a chain.
      2. A unit in a connected series of units:
      3. A unit in a transportation or communications system.
      1. To establish or demonstrate as having a correlation:
      2. To be related by a correlation.
      3. Related by a correlation, especially having corresponding characteristics.
    See also:

    compare

  3. To form an organization

    See also:

    unite

    Antonyms:

  4. To combine

      1. To join or fasten together:
      2. To associate or consider as related:
      3. To join to or by means of a communications circuit:
      1. To combine or mix (different substances) so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable from one another:
      2. To combine (varieties or grades of the same substance) to obtain a mixture of a particular character, quality, or consistency:
      3. To combine (different elements) into a single entity:
      1. To bring together so as to form a whole:
      2. To combine (people) in interest, attitude, or action:
      3. To join (a couple) in marriage.
    See also:

    join

    See syn. study at

    join

Synonym Study

  • An accomplice is one who unites with another or others in an unlawful act
  • A confederate is one who joins with another or others for some common purpose, esp. in some unlawful act
  • Ally refers to one joined with another for a common purpose or for support and is applied esp. to a government joined with another or others in a common pursuit, as war
  • Comrade refers to a close associate and implies a sharing in activities and fortunes comrades in arms
  • Companion always refers to a person who actually accompanies one and usually implies a close, personal relationship a dinner companion, the companions of one's youth
  • Colleague denotes a co-worker, esp. in one of the professions, and may or may not imply a personal relationship one of my colleagues at the university
  • Associate refers to a person who is frequently in one's company, usually because of shared work business associates
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Sentence Examples

  • Brandeis as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • The Associate Reformed Synod of the South had a membership of 13,201.

  • Even a prisoner on this planet was unwilling to associate with her!

  • In 1757 be became an associate of the Imperial Academy of St Petersburg, and a foreign member of the Royal Society of London, and in 1758 a member of the Academy of Berlin, in 1766 of that of Stockholm, and in 1770 of the Academies of Copenhagen and of Bern.

  • The bishops, particularly St Irenaeus of Lyons, declared themselves in favour of the usage of Rome, but refused to associate themselves with the excommunication pronounced by Victor against their Asiatic colleagues.

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