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associate

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  1. join                  
 
1. as.so.ci.ate \*-'so--s(h)e--.a-t\ vb [ME associat associated, fr. L 
   associatus, pp. of associare t]o unite, fr. ad- + sociare to join, fr. 
   socius companion - more at SOCIAL 1: to join as a partner, friend, or 
   companion  obs  2: to keep company with : ATTEND  3: to join or connect 
   together : COMBINE  4: to bring together in any of various ways (as in 
   memory or imagination)  1: to come together as partners, friends, or 
   companions  2: to combine or join with other parts : UNITE 
2. as.so.ciate \*-'so--s(h)e--*t, -sh*t, -s(h)e--.a-t\ n 1: a fellow worker 
   : PARTNER, COLLEAGUE  2: COMPANION, COMRADE  - associate aj