Definition of 'associate'
Noun
- a person who joins with others in some activity; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
- a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
Synonyms: companion comrade fellow familiar - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
- a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
Synonyms: associate degree
Verb
- 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"
Synonyms: tie in relate link colligate link up connect
Antonyms: decouple dissociate - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
Synonyms: consort affiliate assort - bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"
Synonyms: consociate
Adjective
- having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"
