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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
associate
as·so·ci·ate [associate associates associated associating] verb, adjective, noun
verb BrE [əˈsəʊʃieɪt] ; NAmE [əˈsoʊʃieɪt] BrE [əˈsəʊsieɪt] ; NAmE [əˈsoʊsieɪt]
1. transitive ~ sb/sth (with sb/sth) to make a connection between people or things in your mind
• I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.
• He is closely associated in the public mind with horror movies.
•Most people immediately associate addictions with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.
•You wouldn't normally associate these two writers— their styles are completely different.
2. intransitive ~ with sb to spend time with sb, especially a person or people that sb else does not approve of
Syn: ↑mix
•I don't like you associating with those people.
3. transitive ~ yourself with sth (formal)to show that you support or agree with sth
•I associate myself with the Prime Minister's remarks (= I agree with them).
•I have never associated myself with political extremism.
Opp: ↑dissociate
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘join with in a common purpose’; as an adjective in the sense ‘allied’): from Latin associat- ‘joined’, from the verb associare, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.
Thesaurus:
associate verb T
•I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.
relate • • connect • |especially journalism link •
associate/link/connect sth with sth
associate/relate/link/connect (sth) directly
Associate, relate or connect? When you associate two things in your mind, it often just happens because of previous experiences. When you relate or connect them it requires more effort, because the connection is not so obvious or natural to you: ✗ I always relate/connect the smell of baking with my childhood.:
•I found it hard to relate/connect the two things in my mind.
✗ I found it hard to associate the two things in my mind.
Example Bank:
•You wouldn't normally associate these two writers— their styles are completely different.
adjective BrE [əˈsəʊʃiət] ; NAmE [əˈsoʊʃiət] BrE [əˈsəʊsiət] ; NAmE [əˈsoʊsiət] only before noun
1. (often in titles)of a lower rank; having fewer rights in a particular profession or organization
•associate membership of the European Union
•an associate member/director/editor
•She was only the associate producer of the movie.
2. joined to or connected with a profession or an organization
•an associate company in Japan
Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘join with in a common purpose’; as an adjective in the sense ‘allied’): from Latin associat- ‘joined’, from the verb associare, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.
noun BrE [əˈsəʊʃiət] ; NAmE [əˈsoʊʃiət]
1. a person that you work with, do business with or spend a lot of time with
•business associates
•a close political associate of
•The company is called Landor Associates.
•He was known to be one of the convicted man's associates.
2. (also Associate)an ↑associate adj. (1) member
3. Associate (US)a person who has an Associate's degree (= one that is given after completing two years of study at a junior college)
Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘join with in a common purpose’; as an adjective in the sense ‘allied’): from Latin associat- ‘joined’, from the verb associare, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.
Example Bank:
•a close associate with whom he started a business
•He was known to be one of the convicted man's associates.
•a close political associate of hers
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