consociate
con·so·ci·ate
(kən-sō′shē-āt′)tr. & intr.v. con·so·ci·at·ed, con·so·ci·at·ing, con·so·ci·ates
To bring or come into friendly or cooperative association.
adj. (-ĭt)
Associated; united.
n. (-ĭt)
An associate or partner.
[Latin cōnsociāre, cōnsociāt-, to associate : com-, com- + sociāre, to associate (from socius, companion; see sekw- in Indo-European roots).]
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consociate
vb
to enter into or bring into friendly association
[C16: from Latin consociāre, from socius partner]
conˌsociˈation n
conˌsociˈational adj
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as•so•ci•ate
(v. əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-; n., adj., -ɪt, -ˌeɪt) v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
n., adj. v.t.
1. to connect or bring into relation in thought, feeling, memory, etc.: to associate rainy days with depression.
2. to align or commit (oneself) as a companion, partner, or colleague.
3. to unite; combine: coal associated with shale.
v.i.4. to keep company as a friend, companion, or ally.
5. to join together as partners or colleagues.
6. to enter into union; unite.
n.7. a person who shares actively in an enterprise; partner; colleague; coworker.
8. a companion; comrade.
9. anything usu. accompanying or associated with another; accompaniment; concomitant.
10. a person admitted to a subordinate degree of membership in an association or institution.
adj.11. connected, joined, or related, esp. as a companion or colleague; having equal or nearly equal responsibility.
12. having subordinate status; without full rights and privileges: an associate member.
13. allied; concomitant.
[1400–50; < Latin associātus, past participle of associāre to join <as- as- + sociāre to attach <socius companion (compare social)]
as•so′ci•ate•ship`, n.
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consociate
Past participle: consociated
Gerund: consociating
| Imperative |
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| consociate |
| consociate |
| Present |
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| I consociate |
| you consociate |
| he/she/it consociates |
| we consociate |
| you consociate |
| they consociate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I consociated |
| you consociated |
| he/she/it consociated |
| we consociated |
| you consociated |
| they consociated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am consociating |
| you are consociating |
| he/she/it is consociating |
| we are consociating |
| you are consociating |
| they are consociating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have consociated |
| you have consociated |
| he/she/it has consociated |
| we have consociated |
| you have consociated |
| they have consociated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was consociating |
| you were consociating |
| he/she/it was consociating |
| we were consociating |
| you were consociating |
| they were consociating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had consociated |
| you had consociated |
| he/she/it had consociated |
| we had consociated |
| you had consociated |
| they had consociated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will consociate |
| you will consociate |
| he/she/it will consociate |
| we will consociate |
| you will consociate |
| they will consociate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have consociated |
| you will have consociated |
| he/she/it will have consociated |
| we will have consociated |
| you will have consociated |
| they will have consociated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be consociating |
| you will be consociating |
| he/she/it will be consociating |
| we will be consociating |
| you will be consociating |
| they will be consociating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been consociating |
| you have been consociating |
| he/she/it has been consociating |
| we have been consociating |
| you have been consociating |
| they have been consociating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been consociating |
| you will have been consociating |
| he/she/it will have been consociating |
| we will have been consociating |
| you will have been consociating |
| they will have been consociating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been consociating |
| you had been consociating |
| he/she/it had been consociating |
| we had been consociating |
| you had been consociating |
| they had been consociating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would consociate |
| you would consociate |
| he/she/it would consociate |
| we would consociate |
| you would consociate |
| they would consociate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have consociated |
| you would have consociated |
| he/she/it would have consociated |
| we would have consociated |
| you would have consociated |
| they would have consociated |
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