date vs associate

date and associate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
date	Yes	No	Yes	No
associate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, associate is a hypernym of date; that is, associate is a word with a broader meaning than date:

Other hypernyms of date include companion, comrade, familiar, fellow.

As verbs, associate is a hypernym of date; that is, associate is a word with a broader meaning than date:

Other hypernyms of date include affiliate, assort, consort.

date (noun)	associate (noun)
sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed	a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
a meeting arranged in advance	any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
a participant in a date	a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
the specified day of the month	a friend who is frequently in the company of another
the present	a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise
the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
a particular day specified as the time something happens

date (adjective)	associate (adjective)
	having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status

date (verb)	associate (verb)
assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of	make a logical or causal connection
provide with a dateline; mark with a date	bring or come into association or action
stamp with a date	keep company with; hang out with
go on a date with
date regularly; have a steady relationship with