associated Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make a logical or causal connection
   tie in; associate; relate; colligate; link; connect; link up.
   
   • I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
   • colligate these facts
   • I cannot relate these events at all
2. verb keep company with; hang out with
   assort; associate; affiliate; consort.
   
   • He associates with strange people
   • She affiliates with her colleagues
3. verb bring or come into association or action
   consociate; associate.
   
   • The churches consociated to fight their dissolution

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