Associate
Associate verb - To come or be together as friends.
Usage example: a socially ambitious couple who joined the country club in order to associate with the right sort of people
Cooperate is a synonym for associate in collaborate topic. In some cases you can use "Cooperate" instead a verb "Associate".
Cooperate
Cooperate verb - To participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end.
Usage example: conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The implication is that if he refuses to cooperate, one more dead Capone associate isn't going to make a whole lot of difference.
Source: Film / The Untouchables -
As a result, Mai and Natsuki delay going after Nao, and the group is able to cooperate against Hitomi and the other SUEs (even Nao overcomes her reluctance to associate with the other Himes by virtue of how horrific Hitomi's crimes are and out of a sense of self-preservation).
Source: Nice Job Fixing It, Villain
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