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• associate — [ə sō′shē āt΄, ə sō′sēāt΄; ] for n. & adj. [, əsōsh′it, əsō′shē it] vt. associated, associating [< L associatus, pp. of associare, join to < ad , to + sociare, unite with < socius, companion: see SOCIAL] 1. to join together; connect;… …   English World dictionary

• associate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close ▪ a close associate with whom he started a business ▪ former, old ▪ Her former associates refused to see her. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• associate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. join, fraternize, ally, combine (with); unite, connect, relate, link. See connection, relation. n. friend, comrade; colleague, co worker, partner. See accompaniment, auxiliary,combination. II (Roget s …   English dictionary for students

• Close Brethren — plural noun The Exclusive Brethren, a branch of the Plymouth Brethren whose members will not associate with (eg eat in company with) people outside their group • • • Main Entry: ↑close …   Useful english dictionary

• associate — ▪ I. associate as‧so‧ci‧ate 1 [əˈsəʊʆit, əˈsəʊsi ǁ əˈsoʊ ] noun [countable] 1. someone who you work with or do business with: • He manipulated government funds to benefit himself and his associates. • I was recently contacted by a formerbusiness …   Financial and business terms

• associate — Synonyms and related words: Greek, abettor, accessory, accompany, accomplice, accord, accouple, accumulate, ace, acquaintance, act in concert, act together, affiliate, affiliate with, affiliated, affiliation, agglutinate, agree, alliance, allied …   Moby Thesaurus

• close — close1 [ klouz ] verb *** ▸ 1 shut ▸ 2 when business stops ▸ 3 stop use of road etc. ▸ 4 end/finish ▸ 5 reduce distance ▸ 6 stop business relations ▸ 7 finish business deal ▸ 8 put fingers around something ▸ 9 have value at end of day ▸ 10 join… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• close — I UK [kləʊz] / US [kloʊz] verb Word forms close : present tense I/you/we/they close he/she/it closes present participle closing past tense closed past participle closed *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if you close something, or if it closes,… …   English dictionary

• close*/*/*/ — [kləʊz] verb I 1) [I/T] if you close something, or if it closes, it moves to cover an open area I was just closing my eyes to go to sleep when the phone rang.[/ex] Did the fridge door close completely?[/ex] 2) [I/T] to stop doing business for a… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Close encounter — For the films, see Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Fourth Kind. In ufology, a close encounter is an event in which a person witnesses an unidentified flying object. This terminology and the system of classification behind it was… …   Wikipedia

• close — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + CLOSE ▪ bring sth to ▪ The chairperson brought the meeting to a close. ▪ come to, draw to ▪ The decade drew to a close with the threat of war hanging over Europe …   Collocations dictionary