associate

Definitions

1. 1.To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of gold associated with other substances.
2. 2.To connect or place together in thought. He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last an long as our language. Macaulay.
3. 3.To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.] Friends should associate friends in grief and woe. Shak.
4. 4.To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.
5. 5.To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body. E. Darwin.
6. 6.Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge. While I descend . . . to my associate powers. Milton.
7. 7.Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; as, an associate member.
8. 8.(Physiol.) Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions. E. Darwin.
9. 9.A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.
10. 10.A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.
11. 11.One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an associate of the Royal Academy.
12. 12.Anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant. The one [idea] no sooner comes into the understanding, than its associate appears with it. Locke.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is associate.

• What is to join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of gold associated with other substances called?
• What is to connect or place together in thought. He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last an long as our language. Macaulay called?
• What is to accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.] Friends should associate friends in grief and woe. Shak called?
• What is to unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate called?
• What is to unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body. E. Darwin called?
• What is admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; as, an associate member called?
• What is connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions. E. Darwin called?
• What is a companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow called?
• What is a partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league called?
• What is one connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an associate of the Royal Academy called?
• What is anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant. The one [idea] no sooner comes into the understanding, than its associate appears with it. Locke called?