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Webster 1913 Edition

Associate

As-so′ci-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Associated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Associating
.]
[L.
associatus
, p. p. of
associare
;
ad
+
sociare
to join or unite,
socius
companion. See
Social
.]
1.
To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate;
as, to
associate
others with us in business, or in an enterprise
.
2.
To join or connect; to combine in acting;
as, particles of gold
associated
with other substances
.
3.
To connect or place together in thought.
He succeeded in
associating
his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language.
Macaulay.
4.
To accompany; to keep company with.
[Obs.]
Friends should
associate
friends in grief and woe.
Shakespeare

As-so′ci-ate

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy;
as, congenial minds are disposed to
associate
.
2.
To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body.
E. Darwin.

As-so′ci-ate

,
Adj.
[L.
associatus
, p. p.]
1.
Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority;
as, an
associate
judge
.
While I descend . . . to my
associate
powers.
Milton.
2.
Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges;
as, an
associate
member
.
3.
(Physiol.)
Connected by habit or sympathy;
as,
associate
motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions
.
E. Darwin.

As-so′ci-ate

,
Noun.
1.
A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.
2.
A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.
3.
One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member;
as, an
associate
of the Royal Academy
.
4.
Anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant.
The one [idea] no sooner comes into the understanding, than its
associate
appears with it.
Locke.
Syn. – Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner; coadjutor; comrade; accomplice.

Webster 1828 Edition

Associate

ASSO'CIATE

,
Verb.
T.
assoshate. [L. associo, of ad and socio, to join.]
1.
To join in company, as a friend, companion, partner or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise.
It conveys the idea of intimate union.
2.
To unite in the same mass; as, particles of matte associated with other substances.

ASSO'CIATE

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.
2.
To unite in action, or be affected by the action of a different part of the body.

ASSO'CIATE

,
Adj.
1.
Joined in interest or purpose; confederate.
2.
Joined in employment or office; as an associate judge.

ASSO'CIATE

,
Noun.
1.
A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.
2.
A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.
3.
A companion in a criminal transaction; an accomplice.

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