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Conjunct vs Associate - What's the difference?

conjunct | associate |

In lang=en terms the difference between conjunct and associate

is that conjunct is either term of a conjunction while associate is an associate's degree.

As a verb associate is

to join in or form a league, union, or association.

conjunct

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (logic) Either term of a conjunction
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  • (linguistics) An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content, that connects the sentence with previous parts of the discourse, as "therefore" in "It was raining. Therefore, we didn't go swimming."

    • Holonyms

    * (in logic) conjunction

    Adjective

    (-)
  • conjoined
    • Set A is conjunct with set B.
  • acting together; collaborative

    • Antonyms

    * (conjoined) disjunct

    associate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status.
    • He is an associate editor.
  • Having partial status or privileges.
    • He is an associate member of the club.
  • Following or accompanying; concomitant.
  • (biology, dated) Connected by habit or sympathy.
    • associate motions: those that occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.
  • A companion; a comrade.
  • One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
  • A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (associat)
  • (lb) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
  • (lb) To spend time socially; keep company.
  • :
  • *
  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.
  • (lb) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
  • (lb) To connect or join together; combine.
  • :
  • (lb) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
  • *(rfdate) (John Keats) (1795-1821)
  • *:I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn.
  • * (1800-1859)
  • *:He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language.
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  • To endorse.
  • *
  • (lb) To be associative.
  • To accompany; to keep company with.
  • *(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • *:Friends should associate friends in grief and woe.

    • Synonyms

    * join

    Antonyms

    * disassociate

    References

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