The noun associate has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) associate -- (a person who joins with others in some activity; "he had to consult his associate before continuing")
2. companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate -- (a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms")
3. associate -- (any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate")
4. associate degree, associate -- (a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies)
Overview of verb associate
The verb associate has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (26) associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect -- (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")
2. (3) consort, associate, affiliate, assort -- (keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues")
3. (1) consociate, associate -- (bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution")
Overview of adj associate
The adj associate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. associate -- (having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor")