People often associate the sight of a full moon with heightened activity, though studies find no consistent behavioral effect.
人们常将满月的景象与活动增多联系起来，但研究发现并无一致的行为影响。
A shop owner claims that ice cream sales are strongly associated with hours of daylight, with more daylight linked to higher sales.
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Elephants possess an unusually large hippocampus relative to body size, a brain region associated with memory formation.
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A building manager claims that mold-related requests are strongly associated with humidity, with higher humidity linked to more requests.
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Which choice best defines “associate”?
A — Connect in mind; n. partner. “associate” means connect in mind; n. partner.
Which word means “connect in mind; n. partner”?
A — associate. “associate” means connect in mind; n. partner.
associate — connect in mind; n. partner. In Chinese: 联想，合伙人.
associate is pronounced /əˈsoʊsieɪt/.
People often associate the sight of a full moon with heightened activity, though studies find no consistent behavioral effect. (人们常将满月的景象与活动增多联系起来，但研究发现并无一致的行为影响。)
connect, link, relate — all close in meaning to associate (connect in mind; n. partner).
dissociate, separate — each the opposite of associate (connect in mind; n. partner).
Yes. associate is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
asso(contact)+ci(together)