Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [89]
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