simple past tense and past participle of associate

(of a person or thing) connected with something or another person. / (of a company) connected or amalgamated with another company.

(algebra) The condition of being associative. / (programming) The property of an operator which determines how it is grouped with operators of the same precedence in the absence of parentheses.

Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.

The state or quality of being associable.

plural of Associate

Joined with another or others and having lower status. / Having partial status or privileges. / Following or accompanying; concomitant. / (biology, dated) Connected by habit or sympathy.

(intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association. / (intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company. / (transitive, with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.

A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner. / Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague. / A companion; a comrade.

(uncountable) The act of associating. / (countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.