Associate and Introduce

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Associate verb - To come or be together as friends.

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Introduce and associate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Introduce" instead a verb "Associate".

Introduce verb - To make (one person) known (to another) socially.

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Associate and introduce are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Associate" instead a verb "Introduce".

Nearby Words: introduction, introducing

character	associate character	introduce character
band	associate band	introduce band
time	associate time	introduce time
act	associate act	introduce act
Other words: characters, game, theme, song.

As Holmes starts to trust and respect Watson more, he introduces her as more polite things, like "my associate." Unless he's angry with her, in which case he'll introduce her as something demeaning or embarrassing.

Source: Series / Elementary
Similarly, mystery shows have a tendency to introduce the villain somewhere around the 15 minute mark: soon enough that they feel like an integral part of the episode, but late enough that they're not the first person you associate with the setup.

Source: Spoiled by the Format
In addition, bigfatcarp93 originally wanted to introduce Rahvid much earlier, as an associate of Master.

Source: Roleplay / Rest In Pieces

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