assoshate.

To join in company, as a friend, companion, partner or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise. It conveys the idea of intimate union.

To unite in the same mass; as, particles of matte associated with other substances.

To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.

To unite in action, or be affected by the action of a different part of the body.

Joined in interest or purpose; confederate.

Joined in employment or office; as an associate judge.

A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.

A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.

A companion in a criminal transaction; an accomplice.