associate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
  2. noun a friend who is frequently in the company of another
  3. noun a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise

Etymology

From Middle English associat(e) (used participially as well as adjectively up to Early Modern English), from Latin associātus, the perfect passive participle of associō (“to join, unite”), from ad- + sociō, from socius (“shared, common, kindred”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix).

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