Definitions
1.verbTo join in or form a league, union, or association.
2.verbTo spend time socially; keep company."She associates with her coworkers on weekends."
3.verb(with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend."He associated his name with many environmental causes."
4.verbTo connect or join together; combine."particles of gold associated with other substances"
5.verbTo connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
6.verb(in deliberative bodies) To endorse.
7.verbTo be associative.
8.verbTo accompany; to be in the company of.