Nouns

(n)associatea person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor“he had to consult his associate before continuing”
(n)companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associatea friend who is frequently in the company of another“drinking companions”, “comrades in arms”
(n)associatea person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise“associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners”
(n)associateany event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another“first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate”
(n)associate degree, associatea degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

Verbs

(v)associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connectmake a logical or causal connection“I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind”, “colligate these facts”, “I cannot relate these events at all”
(v)consort, associate, affiliate, assortkeep company with; hang out with“He associates with strange people”, “She affiliates with her colleagues”
(v)consociate, associatebring or come into association or action“The churches consociated to fight their dissolution”

Adjectives

(s)associatehaving partial rights and privileges or subordinate status“an associate member”, “an associate professor”