▪ I. † ˈsociate, n. Obs.
Also 5–7 sociat.
[ad. L. sociāt-us: see next.]
An associate or colleague; a companion or comrade. Also transf.
| α c 1450 Hist. & Ant. Masonry 130 The..Alderman of the Towne in wyche the congregacions ys holden schall be felaw and sociat to the master of the congregacions. 1582 Stanyhurst æneis ii. (Arb.) 56 Deere sociats,..Now let vs on forward. 1621 R. Brathwait Nat. Embassie (1877) 109 Wisdome will haue sociats to frequent her. 1638 ― Barnabees Jrnl. i. (1818) 39 Night and day with sociats many Drunk I ale both thick and clammy. |
| β 1523 North Co. Wills (Surtees) 116 To the two sociates with the prior of Horneby. 1588 Parke tr. Mendoza's Hist. China 53 He had two sociates for to helpe him. 1640 Yorke Union Hon., Battles 58 Wyat and his sociates being greatly encouraged by this new supply. 1706 De Foe Jure Divino xi. 260 At this One Blow, the mighty Sociates fell. 1719 ― Crusoe ii. (Globe) 376 The three new Sociates began, it seems, to be weary of the..life they led. 1788 Sir B. Boothby Elegy 7 in Sorrows (1796) 41 Beloved retreat..; Sociate of joy, when Love and Hope were young. |
▪ II. ˈsociate, pa. pple. and ppl. a. Obs. exc. arch.
Also 6 sociat, socyate.
[ad. L. sociāt-us, pa. pple. of sociāre.]
1. pa. pple. Associated with or to some thing or person; joined or united together.
| α 1501 Douglas Pal. Hon. i. xvi, Tell me this wonder, How that ȝe wretchit catiues..Ar sociat with this court souerane? 1526 Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 152 The actyue lyfe is y⊇ lyfe wherby we be sociat and knytte in charite and loue to our neyghbour. |
| β 1509 Barclay Shyp of Folys (1570) 127 In him is iustice with pitie sociate. 1534 Whitinton Pullyes Offices i. (1540) 70 Eloquence wynneth and accompanyeth those with whome we be famylier socyate. 1895 F. Thompson Sister Songs 60 But you must be Bound and sociate to me. |
† 2. ppl. a. Associated, joint. Obs.—1
| 1706 De Foe Jure Divino ii. 11 Belus and Nimrod,..Who made the patriarchal power comply, And sociate Rule submit to Monarchy. |
▪ III. † ˈsociate, v. Obs.
[f. L. sociāt-, ppl. stem of sociāre to unite, combine, etc., f. socius companion.]
1. trans. To associate, join, or unite together; to form into a society or association.
| a 1578 Lindesay (Pitscottie) Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.) I. 112 Of him quhome he persewit maist cruellie,..sociatit witht the commone enemeis of the realme. 1648–9 Eikon Bas. 90 That Government being necessary for the Churches well-being when multiplied and sociated. 1654 Gayton Pleas. Notes iv. viii. 220 O let thy loines so fruitfull be To sociate all Monarchy. |
2. intr. To associate, mix, or keep company with others.
| 1635 Shelford Five Disc. ii. 58 One sort will not sociate with the rest of their neighbours in the house of God. 1684 Bunyan Pilgr. ii. 44 They seem..above all others to desire to sociate with, and to be in their Company. 1719 De Foe Crusoe ii. (Globe) 359 They would be very willing to assist and sociate with them. |
b. To combine or league together. rare.
| 1688 Holme Armoury iii. 203/2 A Gild or Fraternity of Brothers and Sisters..are a kind of Religious Laity that Societ [sic] together. |