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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : verb uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see-; noun, adjective, uh-soh-shee-it, -eyt, -see-
Phonetic Transcription : verb əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-; noun, adjective, əˈsoʊ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -si-



Definition of associate

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin associatus past participle of associare "join with," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + sociare "unite with," from socius "companion" (see social (adj.)). Related: Associated; associating. Earlier form of the verb was associen (late 14c.), from Old French associier "associate (with)."
  • noun colleague
  • verb connect in the mind
  • verb befriend
Example sentences :
  • Also he disliked Carter—seemed to associate his personality with that of Shandy's.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • We do not associate with them, and they are soon punished for their misdeeds.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Try to associate with God-fearing people and live with them, then you will learn only good.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Judging from your associate, I might with justice think you depraved.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • If he happens to appear in the office, I have to associate with him; but, thank Heaven!
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • In those days they were free to associate with men of all classes.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • The last thing most of us would have thought of would have been to associate Rest with Work.
  • Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
  • I am unfit to be the associate of an honest man,' Miss Wilmot says to you.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • You shall be the mistress of my heart, and the associate of my counsels.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • His ruby eyes, to his associate, looked pained, as well they might.
  • Extract from : « Join Our Gang? » by Sterling E. Lanier

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