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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun, adjective
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verb |
| pronunciation: |
so
si
eIt
[or]
so
shi
eIt
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| inflections: |
associates, associating, associated |
| definition 1: |
to connect with something else in one's mind.
I associate fall with going back to school.- synonyms:
- ally, connect, identify, join, link, relate
- similar words:
- combine, unite
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| definition 2: |
to come together as friends, business partners, or companions (often followed by "with").
Ms. Black associates with them only at the office.- synonyms:
- mingle, mix, relate
- similar words:
- affiliate
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| related words: |
affiliate, attribute, bracket, organize, participate, place, relate |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
so
si
iht
[or]
so
shi
iht
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| definition 1: |
a person who is active with others in running a business enterprise; partner.
He received an e-mail from his associate.- synonyms:
- partner
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| definition 2: |
a friend, companion, or mate.
She met her associates at the cafe.- synonyms:
- companion, fellow, mate, partner
- similar words:
- buddy, chum, colleague, comrade, coworker, pal
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| related words: |
acquaintance, brother, confederate, mate, member, participant, partner, peer |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
so
si
iht
[or]
so
shi
iht
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| definition 1: |
linked with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status.
The orchestra has a number of associate conductors.- synonyms:
- related, united
- similar words:
- bound
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| definition 2: |
having a position with less power, rank, or status.
She is only an associate member of the club and cannot vote in club elections.- synonyms:
- secondary, subordinate
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| related words: |
confederate, junior |
The word associate
contains the following part:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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