Dictionary entry details
• ASSOCIATE (noun)
Meaning:
A person who joins with others in some activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
he had to consult his associate before continuing
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 (someone who takes part in an activity)
member (one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates in a group organization))
co-worker; colleague; fellow worker; workfellow (an associate you work with)
colleague; confrere; fellow (a person who is member of your class or profession)
collaborator; cooperator; pardner; partner (an associate who works with others toward a common goal)
bedfellow (a temporary associate)
ally; friend (an associate who provides 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)
Meaning:
A person who is frequently in the company of another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
companion; comrade; fellow; familiar; associate
Context examples:
drinking companions / comrades in arms
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"):
tovarich; tovarisch (a comrade (especially in Russian communism))
playfellow; playmate (a companion at play)
date; escort (a participant in a date)
Meaning:
Any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate
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)
Meaning:
A degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
associate degree; associate
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)
• ASSOCIATE (adjective)
Meaning:
Having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status
Context examples:
an associate member / an associate professor
Similar:
low-level; subordinate (lower in rank or importance)
• ASSOCIATE (verb)
Meaning:
Make a logical or causal connection
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
associate; colligate; link; relate; tie in; connect; link up
Context examples:
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind / colligate these facts / I cannot relate these events at all
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)
Meaning:
Keep company with; hang out with
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
assort; consort; affiliate; associate
Context examples:
He associates with strange people / She affiliates with her colleagues
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
Meaning:
Bring or come into association or action
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
consociate; associate
Context example:
The churches consociated to fight their dissolution
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
