1. To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with .
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 an long as our language. Macaulay.
4. To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.] Friends should associate friends in grief and woe. Shak.
ASSOCIATE
As*so"ci*ate, v. 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.
ASSOCIATE
As*so"ci*ate, a. Etym: [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.