/ English Dictionary

ASSOCIATE

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

Synonyms:

associate; associate degree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("associate" is a kind of...):

academic degree; degree (an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "associate"):

AA; Associate in Arts (an associate degree in arts)

AAS; Associate in Applied Science (an associate degree in applied science)

AN; Associate in Nursing (an associate degree in nursing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another

Example:

first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("associate" is a kind of...):

accompaniment; attendant; co-occurrence; concomitant (an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor

Example:

he had to consult his associate before continuing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("associate" is a kind of...):

compeer; equal; match; peer (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "associate"):

mate; teammate (a fellow member of a team)

shipmate (an associate on the same ship with you)

participant; player (someone who takes part in an activity)

fellow member; member (one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization))

co-worker; colleague; fellow worker; workfellow (an associate that one works with)

colleague; confrere; fellow (a person who is member of one's class or profession)

collaborator; cooperator; pardner; partner (an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest)

bedfellow (a temporary associate)

ally; friend (an associate who provides cooperation or assistance)

affiliate (a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization)

adjunct (a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another)

Holonyms ("associate" is a member of...):

association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)

Derivation:

associate (bring or come into association or action)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise

Example:

associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("associate" is a kind of...):

foot soldier; subordinate; subsidiary; underling (an assistant subject to the authority or control of another)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A friend who is frequently in the company of another

Example:

comrades in arms

Synonyms:

associate; companion; comrade; familiar; fellow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("associate" is a kind of...):

friend (a person you know well and regard with affection and trust)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "associate"):

date; escort (a participant in a date)

playfellow; playmate (a companion at play)

tovarich; tovarisch (a comrade (especially in Russian communism))

Derivation:

associate (keep company with; hang out with)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status

Example:

an associate professor

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

low-level; subordinate (lower in rank or importance)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a logical or causal connection

Example:

I cannot relate these events at all

Synonyms:

associate; colligate; connect; link; link up; relate; tie in

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "associate" is one way to...):

cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "associate"):

have in mind; mean; think of (intend to refer to)

free-associate (associate freely)

identify (conceive of as united or associated)

correlate (bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation)

interrelate (place into a mutual relationship)

remember (exercise, or have the power of, memory)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something

Antonym:

dissociate (regard as unconnected)

Derivation:

associable (capable of being associated)

association (the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination)

association (the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination)

associative; associatory (characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bring or come into association or action

Example:

The churches consociated to fight their dissolution

Synonyms:

associate; consociate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "associate" is one way to...):

unify; unite (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "associate"):

walk (be or act in association with)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

association (a social or business relationship)

association (a relation resulting from interaction or dependence)

association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)

association ((ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species)

association (the act of consorting with or joining with others)

associate (a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor)

associable (capable of being associated)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Keep company with; hang out with

Example:

She affiliates with her colleagues

Synonyms:

affiliate; associate; assort; consort

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "associate" is one way to...):

interact (act together or towards others or with others)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "associate"):

ally (become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage)

date; go out; go steady; see (date regularly; have a steady relationship with)

accompany; companion; company; keep company (be a companion to somebody)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

associate (a friend who is frequently in the company of another)

association (the act of consorting with or joining with others)

association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)

Credits

 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes multidrug resistance-associated protein 1, is involved in multispecific organic anion transport.

(ABCC1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

As a result, this may relieve symptoms associated with prostate hypertrophy or prostate cancer, since testosterone is required to sustain prostate growth.

(Abarelix, NCI Thesaurus)

It associates with protein kinases A and C and phosphatase, and serves as a scaffold protein in signal transduction.

(A Kinase Anchor Protein 12, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

Mutations in this gene are associated with alpha-2-macroglobulin deficiency and susceptibility to Alzheimer disease.

(A2M wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A tumor-targeted therapy consisting of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) that are exposed ex vivo to dendritic cells (DCs) transfected with a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) encoding a specific tumor associated antigen (TAA) gene.

(AAV-DC-CTL Tumor Cell Targeting Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

This increases the voltage associated with the charge stored in the yarn, enabling the harvesting of electricity.

(Energy-Harvesting Yarns Generate Electricity, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Drinking coffee was associated with lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease.

(Drink Coffee for a Longer Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Jupiter is associated with financial luck, happiness, and even miracles.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

He read the magazines about himself, and pored over portraits of himself published therein until he was unable to associate his identity with those portraits.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Insomnia is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new research.

(Insomnia: Heart Attack, Stroke Risk, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE