Associate and Lay

Associate

Associate verb - To come or be together as friends.

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

Lay

Lay verb - To explain (something) as being the result of something else.
Usage example: an electrical fire that was laid to faulty wiring

Associate and lay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Associate" instead a verb "Lay".

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Common collocations

eyes associate eyes lay eyes

Both words in one sentence

  • He does lay the law down a few times, one example being when Ash got drunk and even told off a rather vicious associate of the brothers when it seemed he could be dangerous to the teens.
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