Join vs Consociate - What's the difference?

Join is a synonym of consociate.

As verbs the difference between join and consociate

is that join is to combine more than one item into one; to put together while consociate is (obsolete|intransitive) to associate, partner.

As nouns the difference between join and consociate

is that join is an intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect while consociate is (obsolete) an associate; an accomplice.

join

English

Verb

(en verb)

To combine more than one item into one; to put together.

To come together; to meet.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

Nature and fortune joined to make thee great.

To come into the company of.

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To become a member of.

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(computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.

To unite in marriage.

* (John Wycliffe) (1320-1384)

he that joineth his virgin in matrimony

* Bible, (w) xix. 6

What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

(obsolete, rare) To enjoin upon; to command.

* (William Tyndale) (1494-1536)

They join them penance, as they call it.

To accept, or engage in, as a contest.

(Milton)

Synonyms

* (to combine more than one item into one) bewed, connect, fay, unite

Noun

(en noun)

An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.

(computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.

(algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol .

Antonyms

* (lowest upper bound) meet

Derived terms

* antijoin * autojoin * cross join * equijoin * explicit join * implicit join * inner join * left join * natural join * outer join * right join * semijoin * theta join

consociate

English

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) An associate; an accomplice.

* Bishop Hall

wicked consociates

Verb

(consociat)

(obsolete) to associate, partner

* 1662 , , Book III, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 129:

"In the first place therefore, it cannot but amuse a mans mind to think what these officious Spirits should be that so willingly sometimes offer themselves to consociate with a man: "

(obsolete) To bring into alliance, confederacy, or relationship; to bring together; to join; to unite.

* Mallet

Join pole to pole, consociate severed worlds.

(US) To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation.

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