Consociate
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 An associate; an accomplice. obsolete
"[I]f his juſt hand ſhall ſvveep us avvay in the company of our vvicked conſociates, vve have reaſon to thank none but our ſelves for our ſufferings."
- 1 To associate, partner, or join (with). intransitive, obsolete
"In the first place therefore, it cannot but amuse a mans mind to think what these officious Spirits should be that so willingly sometimes offer themselves to consociate with a man: […]"
- 2 bring or come into association or action wordnet
- 3 To form an alliance, confederacy, or relationship with; to bring together; to join; to unite, usually figuratively. obsolete, transitive
"Join pole to pole, consociate severed worlds."
- 4 To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation. US
Example
More examples"[I]f his juſt hand ſhall ſvveep us avvay in the company of our vvicked conſociates, vve have reaſon to thank none but our ſelves for our ſufferings."
Etymology
From Latin cōnsociātus, past participle of cōnsociō (“to associate, unite”).
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