Definition of associates Associates

/ʌsowˈsiʌts/ - [usowseeuts] -

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What does associates mean?

Wiktionary

associates (Noun)
Plural of associate.

Part of speech

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associates, verb, present, 3rd person singular of associate (infinitive).
associates, noun, plural of associate.

WordNet

Noun Plural: associates
associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
		compeer, equal, peer, match a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
		association the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
		adjunct a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
		affiliate a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates"
		ally, friend a friendly nation
		bedfellow a person with whom you share a bed
		cooperator, pardner, collaborator, partner an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"
		confrere, colleague, fellow a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
		co-worker, fellow worker, workfellow, colleague a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
		fellow member, member an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations"
		participant someone who takes part in an activity
		shipmate an associate on the same ship with you
associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
associate - a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners"
associate - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
		companion, comrade, fellow, familiar
		friend a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
		escort, date the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
		playfellow, playmate a companion at play
associate - a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
		associate degree
		academic degree, degree an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
		associate in arts, aa an associate degree in arts
		aas, associate in applied science an associate degree in applied science
Verb associates, associating, associated
associate - 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"
		tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
		dissociate, decouple to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"
		cerebrate, cogitate, think consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
		remember recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
		interrelate place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events"
		correlate bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"
		identify consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"
		free-associate associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories"
		have in mind, think of, mean look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"
associate - bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"
		consociate
		unify, unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
		walk obtain a base on balls
associate - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
		consort, affiliate, assort
		interact act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
		ally become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
		go steady, date, go out, see date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
		companion, company, keep company, accompany be a companion to somebody
Adjective
associate - having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"

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Wiktionary

associate (Noun)
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.
associate (Noun)
A companion; a comrade.
associate (Noun)
One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
associate (Noun)
A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
associate (Verb)
To join in or form a league, union, or association.
associate (Verb)
To spend time socially; keep company.
associate (Verb)
To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
associate (Verb)
To connect or join together; combine.
associate (Verb)
To connect in the mind or imagination.
associate (Verb)
To endorse.
associate (Adjective)
Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status.
associate (Adjective)
Having partial status or privileges.
associate (Adjective)
Following or accompanying; concomitant.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

associate (v. t.)
To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise.
associate (v. t.)
To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of gold associated with other substances.
associate (v. t.)
To connect or place together in thought.
associate (v. t.)
To accompany; to keep company with.
associate (v. i.)
To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.
associate (v. i.)
To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body.
associate (a.)
Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge.
associate (a.)
Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; as, an associate member.
associate (a.)
Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions.
associate (n.)
A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.
associate (n.)
A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.
associate (n.)
One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an associate of the Royal Academy.
associate (n.)
Anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

associate
To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate; to sum up; to put together mentally, as, to add numbers; to add up a column.
associate
A person who joins with others in some activity.
associate
To connect or to establish a relation.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

associate
as-sō′shi-āt, v.t. to join with, as a friend or partner: to unite in the same body.—v.i. to keep company (with): to combine or unite.—ns. Associabil′ity, Assō′ciableness.—adjs. Assō′ciable, that may be joined or associated: sociable: companionable; Assō′ciate, joined or connected with.—n. one joined or connected with another: a companion, friend, partner, or ally.—ns. Assō′ciateship, office of an associate; Associā′tion, act of associating: union or combination: a society of persons joined together to promote some object.—adj. Assō′ciātive, tending to association.—Association football, the game as formulated by the Football Association (formed in 1863).—Association (of Ideas), applied to laws of mental combination which facilitate recollection: similarity: contiguity, repetition. [L. associātum, associāre—ad, to socius, a companion.]