associar

Borrowed from Latin associāre.

associar (first-person singular present associo, first-person singular preterite associí, past participle associat)

1. to associate

Borrowed from Latin associāre.

• Hyphenation: as‧so‧ci‧ar

associar (first-person singular present associo, first-person singular preterite associei, past participle associado)

1. (transitive or ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or com) to associate (to consider connected or related)

   O investigador associará os novos achados com o crime.

   The investigator will associate the new findings with the crime.

   Está difícil associar as coisas que você diz.

   It’s hard to associate the things you are saying.

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with a) to join (to become part of an association)

   Foram os primeiros a se associar ao batalhão.

   They were to first ones to join the battalion.

3. (transitive or ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to make someone join an association

   Consegui associar poucos novos membros ao nosso clube.

   I was able to make few people join our club.

4. (of an association, transitive) to get as a new member

   O partido está associando uma média de quatro membros por dia.

   The party is getting an average of four new members each day.

5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to partner up (to form a partnership with one another)

   A cidade inteira se associou para expulsar os terroristas.

   The whole city partnered up to expel the terrorists.

6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with a or com) to partner with (to form a partnership with)

   Me associei com os meus primos para abrir uma lojinha.

   I partnered with my cousins to open a small store.