associate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- connect, ally, combine, identify, join, link, lump together
- mix, accompany, consort, hobnob, mingle, socialize
[noun]
Synonyms:
- partner, collaborator, colleague, confederate, co-worker
- friend, ally, companion, comrade, mate (informal)

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Contrasted words: alienate, estrange, divide, divorce, part, competitor, rival, adversary, antagonist, opponent
Related Words: amalgamate, blend, coalesce, merge, mingle, mix, ally, confederate, federate, league, affiliate, leaguer, abettor, accomplice, collaborator, acquaintance, friend, sympathizer, confidant, familiar, intimate, brother-in-arms, comrade-in-arms, complement, correlate, correlative, counterpart, match, correspondent

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English Thesaurus: colleague, workmate, coworker, associate, staff, ...

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I. as‧so‧ci‧ate¹ S3 W2 /əˈsəʊʃieɪt, əˈsəʊsi- $ əˈsoʊ-/ verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of associare, from ad- 'to' + sociare 'to join']

1. [transitive] to make a connection in your mind between one thing or person and another
associate somebody/something with something
I don’t associate him with energetic sports.

2. be associated (with somebody/something)
a) to be related to a particular subject, activity etc:
problems associated with cancer treatment
b) (also associate yourself with somebody/something) to show that you support someone or something:
He did not associate himself with the pro-democracy movement.

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In everyday English, people usually say something comes with or goes with something rather than is associated with it:
There are some problems that go with this way of doing things.

3. associate with somebody to spend time with someone, especially someone that other people disapprove of:
I don’t like these layabouts you’re associating with.

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II. as‧so‧ci‧ate² /əˈsəʊʃiət, əˈsəʊʃiɪt, əˈsəʊsi- $ əˈsoʊ-/ noun [countable]
someone who you work or do business with Synonym : colleague:
one of his business associates

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III. associate³ adjective
associate member/director/head etc someone who is a member etc of something, but who is at a lower level and has fewer rights

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associate
noun
ADJ. close a close associate with whom he started a business
former, old Her former associates refused to see her.
business, political

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

colleague someone who you work with in a company or organization, for example someone working in the same office, or someone teaching in the same school:
Friends and former colleagues described him as a kind and caring man.
She discovered that her male colleagues were earning more than she was.
workmate British English someone who you work with. Workmate is more informal than colleague:
He went out for a drink with his workmates.
coworker American English someone who you work with:
I was sad to say goodbye to all of my coworkers.
associate someone who you work with, especially another businessman or businesswoman:
They are close friends and business associates.
staff all the people who work for an organization:
The company employs a total of 520 staff.
a staff meeting

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