associate vs relief

associate

noun
  • Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague. 

  • A companion; a comrade. 

  • One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance. 

  • A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner. 

  • 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). 

  • A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges. 

verb
  • To connect or join together; combine. 

  • To join as a partner, ally, or friend. 

  • To endorse. 

  • To join in or form a league, union, or association. 

  • To spend time socially; keep company. 

  • To be associative. 

  • To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination. 

adj
  • Joined with another or others and having lower status. 

  • Having partial status or privileges. 

  • Following or accompanying; concomitant. 

relief

noun
  • The person who takes over a shift for another. 

  • The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort. 

  • Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another. 

  • A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background. 

  • A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor. 

  • A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief. 

  • The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color. 

  • Aid or assistance offered in time of need. 

  • The removal of stress or discomfort. 

  • The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides. 

  • Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress. 

  • The difference of elevations on a surface. 

adj
  • Characterized by surface inequalities. 

  • Of or used in letterpress. 

How often have the words associate and relief occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )