"associated" in the verb sense
1. associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
make a logical or causal connection
"I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"
"colligate these facts"
"I cannot relate these events at all"
2. consort, associate, affiliate, assort
keep company with hang out with
"He associates with strange people"
"She affiliates with her colleagues"
3. consociate, associate
bring or come into association or action
"The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"
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