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Phrase(s): associate someone or something with someone or something
to link someone or something [in one’s mind] to someone or something else. (Something and someone can occur in all possible combinations.) • I always associate Walter with pizza for some reason. • I associate pizza with stringy cheese., Phrase(s): associate with someone
to be friendly with someone; to be acquainted with someone socially in a work setting. • We seek to associate with persons like ourselves. • I like to associate with interesting people., Phrase(s): associate oneself with someone or something
to join someone or something as a partner or friend. • I wanted to associate myself with a prestigious law firm. • She associated herself with people of low repute.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs