Free-associate (Verb)
Meaning
Associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- Just close your eyes and free-associate to see what childhood memories come to mind.
- The therapist asked her patient to free-associate and talk about anything that came up during the session.
- The exercise was designed to help students free-associate and generate new ideas for their writing project.
- In group therapy, they were encouraged to free-associate and share their feelings about the topic at hand.
- To loosen up before the brainstorming session, they decided to free-associate and see what ideas came up spontaneously.