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free-associate

verb

associate freely

- Let's associate freely to bring up old memories

• Topics: ↑psychotherapy

• Hypernyms:

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s somebody with something

- Somebody ——s something with something

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ \ intransitive verb

Etymology: back-formation from free association

: to engage in free association

• free-associative \\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈsōs(h)ēˌād.iv, -ēəd.iv, -s(h)əd.-\ adjective

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/free'euh soh"shee ayt', -see-/, v.i., free-associated, free-associating.

to engage in free association.

[1940-45]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.