associate
Cross references: 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
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