associated

[ uh-soh-shee-ey-tid, -see- ]

adjective

1. connected with something else so as to exist or occur along with it; accompanying or corresponding (often used in combination):

   “Total Cost” includes books, software, shipping, and all associated costs of the program.

   Age-associated memory impairment refers to the general degradation of memory that results from aging.

2. joined with another person or group as a companion, partner, or ally; affiliated:

   The State Bank of India, along with 4,665 branches of associated banks, held a 25% share in the Indian banking sector.

3. connected or related in thought, feeling, memory, etc.:

   Any two things, including ideas, become mentally associated if they are repeatedly experienced close together in time.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of associate ( def ).

Other Words From

• non·as·so·ci·at·ed adjective
• un·as·so·ci·at·ed adjective
• well-as·so·ci·at·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of associated¹

associate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that long-term use of common cardiovascular drugs is associated with lower risk of dementia later in life.

From Science Daily

"We found these particular transcription initiating sites in nodules, but not in the roots or any other tissues, suggesting they are for tissue-specific transcription and associated with nodule-specific function," said Ma.

From Science Daily

Having long promised to gut the federal workforce and even eliminate some departments, Trump has foregone many of the norms associated with peacefully taking office.

From Salon

The results provide insights into local lattice distortions associated with phase transitions and nanopore formation.

From Science Daily

In addition to depressive symptoms, paranoid thoughts and unusual thought content were also associated with self-destructive thinking.

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Related Words

• concerted
• consolidated
• cooperative
• homogeneous
• integrated
• linked
• unanimous
• undivided
• unified