- associate
- ♦♦♦associates, associating, associated(The verb is pronounced [[t]əso͟ʊsieɪt[/t]]. The noun and adjective are pronounced [[t]əso͟ʊsiət[/t]].)1) VERB If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
[V n with n] Through science we've got the idea of associating progress with the future...
[V n with n] Rap groups have been barred from large musical events because they are associated with vandalism.
2) VERB If you are associated with a particular organization, cause, or point of view, or if you associate yourself with it, you support it publicly.[be V-ed with n] I haven't been associated with the project over the last year...
[V pron-refl with n] The press feels the need to associate itself with the green movement.
Syn:3) VERB If you say that someone is associating with another person or group of people, you mean they are spending a lot of time in the company of people you do not approve of.[V with n] What would they think if they knew that they were associating with a murderer?...
[V with n] They disapproved of her dancing at discos and associating with homosexuals.
Syn:fraternize, mix4) N-COUNT: oft n N Your associates are the people you are closely connected with, especially at work....the restaurant owner's business associates.
Syn:5) ADJ: ADJ n Associate is used before a rank or title to indicate a slightly different or lower rank or title.Mr Lin is associate director of the Institute...
She applied for associate membership last year.
...an associate professor of political science.
English dictionary. 2008.
