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free-associate in American English (ˌfriəˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt; ˌfriəˈsoʊsiˌeɪt) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˌfree-asˈsociˌated or ˌfree-asˈsociˌating to engage in free association free-associate in American English (ˌfriəˈsouʃiˌeit, -si-) intransitive verbWord forms: -ated, -atingto engage in free association Word origin [1940–45 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, black box, debrief, redline, whiteout |