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Meaning of "associate with"



 
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Meaning of "associate with" Wed Jan 10, 2007 17:02 pm  Meaning of "associate with"
 

Could anyone explain thise phrase:
" associate with pain "

People associate with pain.
People associate dental treatment with pain.
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Meaning of "associate with" Wed Jan 10, 2007 19:57 pm  Meaning of "associate with"
 

Sultano wrote:
People associate dental treatment with pain.
Because having work done on your teeth is often painful, when people think about dentists they often think of pain as well. They connect (associate) the ideas of dental work and pain.

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