Associate | Mean of associate in English Dictionary

/əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/

• Verb
• to think of one person or thing when you think of another person or thing
1. I associate flowers with spring.
2. She will always associate that place with her youth.
3. People associate the company with televisions but it also makes computers.
4. There are several dangers/risks associated with [=connected with] that approach.
5. plants associated with the desert
6. He has symptoms associated with lung disease.
7. There are health problems that are often associated with poverty.
• to be together with another person or group as friends, partners, etc.
1. She associates with [=is friends with] some pretty strange people.
2. They denied associating with terrorists. [=they denied being involved with terrorists]
3. He was associated [=connected, identified] with a group of radicals in the government.
4. I no longer wish to be associated with people like him.
5. She associates herself with some pretty strange people.
6. He was reluctant to associate himself with the government's position.
• Noun
• a person who you work with or spend time with
1. business associates [=colleagues]
2. Her associates respected her for her hard work.
3. He is a known associate of criminals. [=he is known to associate with criminals; people know that he works with or spends time with criminals]

• a member of a group or organization who is at a level that is below the highest level
1. She started as an associate at the law firm.
2. He works for Jones and Associates, a consulting firm in Santa Fe.
• having a rank or position that is below the highest level in a group, organization, etc.
1. He's an associate member of the club but he hopes to become a full member soon.
2. She was promoted from assistant editor to associate editor and may soon be promoted to senior editor.