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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: associate ▶verb /əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt, -sɪeɪt/ 1 make a conceptual connection between. ▶noun /əˈsəʊʃɪət, -sɪət/ 1 a partner or companion in business or at work. 2 a person with limited or subordinate membership of an organization. 3 chiefly Psychology a concept connected with another. ▶adjective /əˈsəʊʃɪət, -sɪət/ 1 connected with an organization or business. 2 having shared function or membership but with a lesser status. – derivatives associability noun , associable adjective , associateship noun , associator noun .
– origin ME : from L. associat- , associare ‘join’, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.
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