The difference between Associate and Put together
When used as verbs, associate means to join in or form a league, union, or association, whereas put together means to assemble, construct, build or formulate.
When used as adjectives, associate means joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status, whereas put together means in total.
Associate is also noun with the meaning: a person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business.
check bellow for the other definitions of Associate and Put together
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Associate as an adjective:
Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status.
Examples:
"He is an associate editor."
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Associate as an adjective:
Having partial status or privileges.
Examples:
"He is an associate member of the club."
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Associate as an adjective:
Following or accompanying; concomitant.
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Associate as an adjective (biology, dated):
Connected by habit or sympathy.
Examples:
"'associate motions: those that occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions"
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Associate as a noun:
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner.
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Associate as a noun:
Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
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Associate as a noun:
A companion; a comrade.
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Associate as a noun:
One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
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Associate as a noun:
A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
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Associate as a noun (algebra):
One of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements are divisible by each other (or, equivalently, such that each one can be expressed as the product of the other with a unit).
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Associate as a verb (intransitive):
To join in or form a league, union, or association.
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Associate as a verb (intransitive):
To spend time socially; keep company.
Examples:
"She associates with her coworkers on weekends."
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Associate as a verb (transitive):
To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
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Associate as a verb (transitive):
To connect or join together; combine.
Examples:
"particles of gold associated with other substances"
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Associate as a verb (transitive):
To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
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Associate as a verb (reflexive, in deliberative bodies):
To endorse.
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Associate as a verb (mathematics):
To be associative.
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Associate as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To accompany; to be in the company of.
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Put together as a verb (transitive):
To assemble, construct, build or formulate.
Examples:
"If you try to put together the model kit yourself, be very careful not to break any of the pieces."
"We'll need to put together a plan if we want to get this project finished."
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Put together as an adjective:
In total.
Examples:
"Alaska has more land than Texas and Oklahoma put together."
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Put together as an adjective (especially with an adjective indicating degree):
Stable and sound psychologically and hence in other respects; competent and responsible.