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associate
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[ verb ] bring into relation with
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[ verb ] make a logical or causal connection
Examples "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)Some of them are obvious , such as the fact that we associate recorded and live music with our responses and behavior in different types of environments and social settings . Yet you feel the orchestra is near at_hand , and the individual instruments have the same firm presence associated with listening from a good seat in an acoustically perfect hall . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)Much of the former extreme uneasiness associated with visions and hallucinations and with death has disappeared . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)The horrifying humor , the specifically sexual embarrassment of the joke gone_wrong , the monstrous image of the fat man dressed_up as a whore dressing_up as a baby ; the epiphany of that quivering flesh ; the bringing_together around it of the secret liaison between indolent , mindless sensuality and sharp , shrewd talent , cleverness with an occasional touch of genius ( which , however , does not know `` how to attack the problem of suffering '' ) ; the miraculous way in which music , revelation and death are associated in a single instant - all this seems a triumph of art , a rather desperate art , in itself ; beyond itself , also , it evokes numerous and distant resonances from the entire body of Mann 's work . Finally , the theatrical ( and perversely erotic ) notions of dressing_up , cosmetics , disguise , and especially change of costume ( or singularity of costume , as with Cipolla ) , are characteristically associated with the catastrophes of Mann 's stories . Related terms dissociate think relate think_of identify free-associate remember |
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[ noun ] a person who joins with others in some activity
Examples "he had to consult his associate before continuing" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)If the inner functions of religion are performed , the individual is a composed , ordered , motivated , and emotionally secure associate ; he is not greatly frustrated , and he is not anomic ; he is better fitted to perform his social life among his fellows . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)During the Brown trial , however , the state 's most powerful Democratic newspaper , the Providence_Daily_Post , stated that Brown was a murderer , a man of blood , and that he and his associates , with the assistance of Republicans and Abolitionists , had plotted not_only the liberation of the slaves but also the overthrow of state and federal_governments . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)No , Kayabashi was bringing his associates here for a specific purpose and Rector would not be able to fathom it until they arrived . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)Her friends and professional associates would sympathize_with her , not because she had lost a beloved husband , but because she had been married to a man who thought unrealistically . |
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[ verb ] keep company with; hang out with
Examples "He associates with strange people" "She affiliates with her colleagues" Used in print (Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)In_general , friendly contact with a member followed by contact with a clergyman will account_for a major share of recruitment by the churches , making it quite evident that the extension of economic integration through co-optation is the principal form of mission in the contemporary church ; economic integration and co-optation are the two methods by which Protestants associate with and recruit from the neighborhood . |
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[ verb ] bring or come into friendly association
Synonyms Examples "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution" Used in print (The Wall Street Journal,...)A veteran diplomat with an extraordinary knowledge of Russian language , history and literature , Kennan recalls how , at_the_time of Hitler 's attack on the Soviet_Union in 1941 , he penned a private note to a State_Department official , expressing the hope that `` never would we associate ourselves with Russian purposes in the areas of eastern Europe beyond her own boundaries '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status
Examples "an associate member" "an associate professor" Related terms |
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[ noun ] any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
Examples "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (education) a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
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