Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
associate
verb
/əˈsoʊʃieɪt/
Definition
to connect someone or something with something else in your mind.
Examples
- I often associate the smell of cookies with my grandmother’s kitchen.
- She tends to associate success with hard work.
- The professor asked us to associate the two theories in our discussion.
Meaning
To associate means to link or relate one thing to another, often in thoughts or actions.
Synonyms
- link
- connect
- relate
- affiliate
- partner
