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associate
having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status
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- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- SSOCIAT
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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adjective
having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status
“an associate member”
noun
a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
noun
any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
“first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate”
noun
a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
“he had to consult his associate before continuing”
noun
a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise
“associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners”
noun
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
“drinking companions”
verb
make a logical or causal connection
“I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind”
verb
bring or come into association or action
“The churches consociated to fight their dissolution”
verb
keep company with; hang out with
“He associates with strange people”
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an associate member
an associate professor
first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate
he had to consult his associate before continuing
associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners
drinking companions
comrades in arms
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
colligate these facts
I cannot relate these events at all
The churches consociated to fight their dissolution
He associates with strange people
She affiliates with her colleagues
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