associate in WordNet English dictionary

1. keep company with; hang out with
   "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
   consort  associate  affiliate  assort 
   
2. make a logical or causal connection
   "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
   associate  tie in  relate  link  colligate  link up  connect 
   
3. bring or come into association or action
   "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"
   consociate  associate 
   

1. a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
   associate degree  associate 
   
2. any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
   "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
   associate 
   
3. a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
   "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
   associate 
   
4. a friend who is frequently in the company of another
   "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
   companion  comrade  fellow  familiar  associate 
   
5. a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise
   "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners"
   associate 
   

1. having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status
   "an associate member"; "an associate professor"
   associate