ASSOCIATES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Associate

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘join with in a common purpose’; as an adjective in the sense ‘allied’): from Latin associat- ‘joined’, from the verb associare, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈsəʊsɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

connect (someone or something) with something else in one's mind

Short Definition:

connect conceptually

Examples:
  • I associated wealth with freedom

Word: Associate

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈsəʊʃ(ɪ)ət
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈsəʊsɪət
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a partner or companion in business or at work

Short Definition:

work partner

Examples:
  • a close associate of the Minister
Definition:

a person with limited or subordinate membership of an organization

Short Definition:

person with limited membership of organization

Examples:
  • an Associate of the Linnaean Society
Definition:

a concept connected with another

Short Definition:

concept connected with another

Examples:
  • the patient was asked to commit to memory a list of five paired associates

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