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to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.:
many people -ssociate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
to join as a companion, partner, or ally:
to -ssociate oneself with a cause.
to unite; combine:
coal -ssociated with shale.
to enter into union; unite.
to keep company, as a friend, companion, or ally:
he was accused of -ssociating with known criminals.
to join together as partners or colleagues.
a person who shares actively in anything as a business, enterprise, or undertaking; partner; colleague; fellow worker:
he consulted with his -ssociates before proceeding further.
a companion or comrade:
my most intimate -ssociates.
a confederate; an accomplice or ally:
criminal -ssociates.
anything usually accompanying or -ssociated with another; an accompaniment or concomitant.
a person who is admitted to a subordinate degree of membership in an or inst-tution:
an -ssociate of the royal academy.
connected, joined, or related, especially as a companion or colleague; having equal or nearly equal responsibility:
an -ssociate partner.
having subordinate status; without full rights and privileges:
an -ssociate member.
allied; concomitant.
contemporary examples

for me, all the tangible things i had -ssociated with christmas were just that – things.
jesus made me a better jew benyamin cohen december 23, 2008

the word “redistribution” is often -ssociated with franklin delano roosevelt and the new deal.
spreading the wealth around c-ss sunstein october 28, 2008

new haven police chief james lewis told the -ssociated press.
was yale murder workplace violence? john connolly september 18, 2009

i -ssociated the holiday with barbecues, a day off from school, and sleepy sunday afternoon movies about submarines and generals.
memorial day’s new younger generation don gomez may 28, 2011

the particular bacteria that happened to be helpful just happened to be -ssociated with those three allergens.
more germs, less asthma? study shows babies exposed to bacteria and dander at less risk brandy zadrozny june 5, 2014

historical examples

her mother often talked to her about her name, and told her the story which was -ssociated with it.
a little mother to the others l. t. meade

inventions are -ssociated with his name, not laws or new phenomena.
heroes of the telegraph j. munro

this ancient town of the sahranpr district is -ssociated with a saint revered by hinds and muammadans.
the bbur-nma in english babur, emperor of hindustan

it is -ssociated with armies and navies, and an unlimited police force.
the hunted outlaw anonymous

with moron-bu must be -ssociated ok-mura masan-bu, a little later perhaps in date, whose work is also of considerable value.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 15, slice 2 various

verb (usually foll by with) (əˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt; -sɪ-)
(transitive) to link or connect in the mind or imagination: to -ssociate christmas with fun
(intransitive) to keep company; mix socially: to -ssociate with writers
(intransitive) to form or join an -ssociation, group, etc
(transitive; usually p-ssive) to consider in conjunction; connect: rainfall is -ssociated with humidity
(transitive) to bring (a person, esp oneself) into friendship, partnership, etc
(transitive; often p-ssive) to express agreement or allow oneself to be connected (with): bertrand russell was -ssociated with the peace movement
noun (əˈsəʊʃɪɪt; -ˌeɪt; -sɪ-)
a person joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; partner; colleague
a companion or friend
something that usually accompanies another thing; concomitant: hope is an -ssociate to happiness
a person having a subordinate position in or admitted to only partial membership of an inst-tution, -ssociation, etc
adjective (prenominal) (əˈsəʊʃɪɪt; -ˌeɪt; -sɪ-)
joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; having equal or nearly equal status: an -ssociate director
having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status: an -ssociate member
accompanying; concomitant
v.

mid-15c., from latin -ssociatus past participle of -ssociare “join with,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + sociare “unite with,” from socius “companion” (see social (adj.)). related: -ssociated; -ssociating. earlier form of the verb was -ssocien (late 14c.), from old french -ssociier “-ssociate (with).”
n.

1530s, from -ssociate (adj.).
adj.

early 15c., “allied, connected, paired,” from latin -ssociatus, past participle of -ssociare (see -ssociate (v.)).