Part 711

<hw>As*so"cia*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Associability.</def>

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<hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Associated</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Associating</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>associatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>associare</ets>; <ets>ad + sociare</ets> to join or unite, <ets>socius</ets> companion. See <er>Social</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; <as>as, to <ex>associate</ex> others with <?/s in business, or in an enterprise</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To join or connect; to combine in acting; <as>as, particles of gold <ex>associated</ex> with other substances</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To connect or place together in thought.</def>

<blockquote>He succeeded in <b>associating</b> his name inseparably with some names which will last an long as our language. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To accompany; to keep company with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Friends should <b>associate</b> friends in grief and woe. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; <as>as, congenial minds are disposed to <ex>associate</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body.</def>

<i>E. Darwin.</i>

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<hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>associatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; <as>as, an <ex>associate</ex> judge</as>.</def>

<blockquote>While I descend . . . to my <b>associate</b> powers. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; <as>as, an <ex>associate</ex> member</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Connected by habit or sympathy; <as>as, <ex>associate</ex> motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions</as>.</def>

<i>E. Darwin.</i>

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<hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; <as>as, an <ex>associate</ex> of the Royal Academy</as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant.</def>

<blockquote>The one no sooner comes into the understanding, than its <b>associate</b> appears with it. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner; coadjutor; comrade; accomplice.</syn>

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<hw>As*so"ci*a`ted</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Joined as a companion; brought into association; accompanying; combined.</def>

<cs><col>Associated movements</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>consensual movements which accompany voluntary efforts without our consciousness.</cd>