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as·size noun [ORIGIN: ME assise, fr. AF, session, legal action, fr. asseer, asseoir to seat, fr. VL *assedēre, fr. L assidēre to sit beside]

1 : a judicial inquest

2 plural : the former regular sessions of superior courts in English counties

assn abbreviation association

assoc abbreviation associate; associated; association

1associate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to join in companionship or partnership

2 : to connect in thought

Synonyms

[1] ally, band, club, confederate, conjoin, cooperate, federate, league, unite—more at ALLY

[1] chum, consort, fraternize, hang around, hobnob, pal; also affiliate, ally, attach, band, bond, club, collaborate, confederate, conjoin, connect, cooperate, couple, gang, get along, group, hook, interrelate, join, knot, league, link, mingle, mix, rally, relate, side, socialize, team, tie, wed

[2] connect, correlate, identify, link, relate; also compare, equate, liken

2associate noun 1 : a fellow worker : PARTNER

2 : one that accompanies another : COMPANION

3 often cap : a degree conferred esp. by a junior college <~ in arts>

— associate adjective

Synonyms

cohort, companion, comrade, crony, fellow, mate; also colleague, coworker, equal, peer

as·so·ci·a·tion noun 1 a : the act of associating

b : the state of being associated

2 : an organization of persons : SOCIETY

Synonyms

[1b] affiliation, alliance, collaboration, confederation, connection, cooperation, hookup, liaison, partnership, relation, relationship, union; also business, dealings, interaction

Antonyms

dissociation

[2] brotherhood, club, college, congress, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild, institute, institution, league, order, organization, society; also collective, commune, community, cooperative

as·so·cia·tive adjective : of, relating to, or involved in association esp. of ideas or images

as·so·nance noun : repetition of vowels esp. as an alternative to rhyme in verse

— as·so·nant adjective or noun

as soon as conjunction : immediately at or shortly after the time that

as·sort verb 1 : to distribute into like groups : CLASSIFY

2 : HARMONIZE

Synonyms

break down, categorize, class, classify, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, separate, sort—more at CLASSIFY

as·sort·ed adjective : consisting of various kinds

Synonyms

heterogeneous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, varied—more at MISCELLANEOUS

as·sort·ment noun 1 a : the act of assorting

b : the state of being assorted

2 : a collection of assorted things or persons

Synonyms

[1b] diversity, miscellaneous, variety—more at VARIETY

[2] hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, motley, potpourri, rummage, variety, welter

asst abbreviation assistant

as·suage verb as·suaged; as·suag·ing 1 : to make (as pain or grief) less : EASE

2 : to put an end to by satisfying

Synonyms

[1] allay, alleviate, ease, help, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe—more at HELP

[2] quench, sate, satiate, satisfy

as·sume verb as·sumed; as·sum·ing 1 : to take upon oneself

2 : to pretend to have or be

3 : to take as granted or true though not proved

Synonyms

[1] accept, bear, shoulder, take over, undertake; also adopt, embrace

Antonyms

disavow, disclaim, disown, repudiate

[2] affect, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, profess, put on, sham, simulate—more at FEIGN

[3] postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose; also accept, believe, credit, swallow

as·sumed adjective 1 : not real or genuine

2 : taken for granted : SUPPOSED

Synonyms

[1] affected, artificial, bogus, contrived, fake, false, feigned, phony, put-on, sham—more at ARTIFICIAL

[2] apparent, evident, ostensible, reputed, seeming, supposed—more at APPARENT

as·sump·tion noun 1 : the taking up of a person into heaven

2 cap : August 15 observed in commemoration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

3 : a taking upon oneself

4 : PRETENSION

5 a : an assuming that something is true

b : a fact or statement taken for granted

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