associate
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Sense: Noun: colleague
Synonyms:
colleague Collocations, co-worker, peer Collocations, partner Collocations, business partner, cohort Collocations, comrade, copartner, companion Collocations, fellow worker, teammate, friend Collocations, pal Collocations , mate Collocations , chum , ally Collocations, buddy Collocations, confederate, auxiliary, collaborator, confrere, compatriot, comrade in arms, brother in arms, right hand, right-hand man, sidekick, co-conspirator, stooge , crony , henchman, accomplice, accessory, partner in crime
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Sense: Verb: relate
Synonyms:
relate Collocations, put together, correlate Collocations, connect Collocations, identify, link Collocations, liken, equate, compare Collocations
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Sense: Verb: keep company - followed by 'with'
Synonyms:
be friends, keep company, socialize, socialise , fraternize, fraternise , hang around, hang out, mingle, mix with, be friendly, pal around , be buddy-buddy , hobnob , rub shoulders, go out, join Collocations, consort, get along, run Collocations, keep in
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disassociate, break ties, sever ties, avoid Collocations, give the cold shoulder, shun Collocations, ignore Collocations, snub Collocations, be hostile, estrange
Sense: Verb: form an organization
Synonyms:
incorporate, affiliate, ally Collocations, unite, federate, cooperate, coalesce, amalgamate, band together, assemble Collocations, take out a charter, tie in with, team up with, organize, organise
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Sense: Verb: combine
Synonyms:
combine Collocations, unite, blend Collocations, connect Collocations, fuse Collocations, join Collocations, join together, amalgamate, couple Collocations, gather Collocations
Antonyms:
break up, break apart, separate Collocations, split Collocations, part Collocations, divide Collocations, disjoin