associate

  • verb /sosiayt, -shiayt/ 1 connect in the mind. 2 frequently meet or have dealings. 3 (be associated with or associate oneself with) be involved with.

  • noun /sosit, -shit/ 1 a work partner or colleague. 2 a person with subordinate membership of an organization.

  • adjective /sosit, -shit/ 1 connected with an organization or business. 2 having membership but with lower status.

  — ORIGIN Latin associare ‘join’, from socius ‘sharing, allied’.

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