consociate
VerbSynonyms:
associate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con·so′ci·ate noun
Origin: L. consociatus, p. p. of consociare to associate, unite; con- + sociare to join, unite. See Social.
An associate; an accomplice. archaic “Wicked consociates.” Bp. Joseph Hall
Con·so′ci·ate transitive verb [past tense & past participle Consociated; present participle & verbal noun Consociating.]
1. To bring into alliance, confederacy, or relationship; to bring together; to join; to unite. rare
Join pole to pole, consociate severed worlds.— David Mallet
2. To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation. U.S.
Con·so′ci·ate intransitive verb
1. To be allied, confederated, or associated; to coalescence. rare Richard Bentley
2. To form an ecclesiastical consociation. U.S.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54