Noun

• S: (n) associate (associate%1:18:00::) (a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor) "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
• S: (n) companion (companion%1:18:00::), comrade (comrade%1:18:00::), fellow (fellow%1:18:02::), familiar (familiar%1:18:02::), associate (associate%1:18:01::) (a friend who is frequently in the company of another) "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
• S: (n) associate (associate%1:18:02::) (a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise) "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners"
• S: (n) associate (associate%1:11:00::) (any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another) "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
• S: (n) associate degree (associate_degree%1:10:00::), associate (associate%1:10:00::) (a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies)

Verb

• S: (v) associate (associate%2:31:00::), tie in (tie_in%2:31:00::), relate (relate%2:31:00::), link (link%2:31:00::), colligate (colligate%2:31:02::), link up (link_up%2:31:00::), connect (connect%2:31:00::) (make a logical or causal connection) "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
• S: (v) consort (consort%2:41:12::), associate (associate%2:41:02::), affiliate (affiliate%2:41:12::), assort (assort%2:41:12::) (keep company with; hang out with) "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
• S: (v) consociate (consociate%2:41:00::), associate (associate%2:41:00::) (bring or come into association or action) "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"

Adjective

• S: (adj) associate (associate%3:00:00:subordinate:01) (having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status) "an associate member"; "an associate professor"