Associate | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

As-sō'ci-āte, v. t.

verbtransitive

(as-sō'shĭ-āt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. ASSOCIATED; p. pr. & vb. n. ASSOCIATING.] [Lat. associare, from ad and sociare, to join or unite; socius, companion, partner, ally; Pr. associar, Fr. associer.]

Sense 1. To join in company, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise.

Sense 2. To unite in the same mass; as, particles of matter associated with other substances.

Sense 3. To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.]

Friends should associate friends in grief and woe. Shak.

As-sō'ci-āte, v. i.

verbintransitive

(-shĭ-āt), v. i. 1. To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.

Sense 2. To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body. Darwin.

As-sō'ci-ate, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. associatus, p. p. of associare. See supra.] 1. Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; as, an associate judge. While I descend . . . to my associate powers. Milton. 2. (Med.) Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions. Darwin.

As-sō'ci-ate, n.

noun

n. 1. A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.

A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.
Any thing closely or usually connected with another.

The one [idea] no sooner comes into the understanding than its associate appears with it. Locke. Syn. — Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner; coadjutor.