associate

Definitions of associate in various dictionaries:

noun - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor

noun - a friend who is frequently in the company of another

noun - a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise

noun - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another

noun - a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

verb - make a logical or causal connection

verb - keep company with

verb - bring or come into association or action

adj - having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status

To join as a partner, ally, or friend.

To connect or join together; combine.

To connect in the mind or imagination: “I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn” (John Keats).

To join in or form a league, union, or association.

To keep company.

A person united with another or others in an act, an enterprise, or a business; a partner or colleague.

A companion; a comrade.

One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.

A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.

Often Associate.

Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status: an associate editor.

Having partial status or privileges: an associate member of the club.

Following or accompanying; concomitant.