Medical Dictionary
1associate
verb as·so·ci·ate \ə-ˈsō-s(h)ē-ˌāt\
as·so·ci·at·edas·so·ci·at·ing
Medical Definition of ASSOCIATE
transitive verb
1
: to join or connect (things) together
2
: to bring together in a relationship <infectious disease associated with a rise in body temperature>
intransitive verb
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: to combine or join with other parts <fibrils of the sensory neurons associate with motor neurons—S. J. Jacob & C. A. Francone>
2
: to engage in free association <the patient associated freely about his childhood>
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