associate

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♦ as|so|ci|ate (associates associating associated)
The verb is pronounced /əs'oʊsieɪt/ The noun and adjective are pronounced /əs'oʊsiət/
1 [VERB] V n with n
If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
Through science we've got the idea of associating progress with the future...
2 [VERB] be V-ed with n, V pron-refl with n
If you are associated with a particular organization, cause, or point of view, or if you associate yourself with it, you support it publicly.
I haven't been associated with the project over the last year...
The press feels the need to associate itself with the green movement.
= affiliate
3 [VERB] V with n
If you say that someone is associating with another person or group of people, you mean they are spending a lot of time in the company of people you do not approve of.
What would they think if they knew that they were associating with a murderer?...
4 [N-COUNT] oft n N
Your associates are the people you are closely connected with, especially at work.
...the restaurant owner's business associates.
= colleague
5 [ADJ] ADJ n
Associate is used before a rank or title to indicate a slightly different or lower rank or title.
Mr Lin is associate director of the Institute...

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