1to associate (cognitively)
2to make an associative connection
3mental association
4word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs
Example
nán guài难怪wǒ men我们huì会bǎ把biān蝙fú蝠hé和hēi àn黑暗de的dì fang地方lián xiǎng联想zài在yì qǐ一起le了。
难怪我们会把蝙蝠和黑暗的地方联想在一起了。
No wonder we associate bats with dark places.