Associate

/əˈsəʊsi.ət/ noun verb adjective

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

Definition

  1. (noun) A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner.
  2. (noun) Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
  3. (noun) A companion; a comrade.
  4. (noun) One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
  5. (noun) A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
  6. (noun) One of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements are divisible by each other (or, equivalently, such that each one can be expressed as the product of the other with a unit).
  7. (verb) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
  8. (verb) To spend time socially; keep company. “She associates with her coworkers on weekends.”
  9. (verb) (with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend. “He associated his name with many environmental causes.”
  10. (verb) To connect or join together; combine. “particles of gold associated with other substances”
  11. (verb) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
  12. (verb) (in deliberative bodies) To endorse.

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Word stats

  • Associate contains 9 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

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What does Associate mean?

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

How many letters are in Associate?

Associate has 9 letters.

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