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af·fil·i·ate

 (ə-fĭl′ē-āt′)

v. af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing, af·fil·i·ates

v.tr.

1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch: The HMO affiliated the clinics last year.

2. To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member: affiliated herself with a new law firm.

3. To assign the origin of.

v.intr.

To become closely connected or associated: The two unions voted to affiliate.

n. (-ē-ĭt, -āt′)

A person, organization, or establishment associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member: network affiliates.

af·fil′i·a′tion n.

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affiliate

vb

1. (tr; foll by to or with) to receive into close connection or association (with a larger body, group, organization, etc); adopt as a member, branch, etc

2. (foll by with) to associate (oneself) or be associated, esp as a subordinate or subsidiary; bring or come into close connection: he affiliated himself with the Union.

n

a. a person or organization that is affiliated with another

b. (as modifier): an affiliate member.

[C18: from Medieval Latin affīliātus adopted as a son, from affīlīare, from Latin filius son]

afˌfiliˈation n

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af•fil•i•ate

(v. əˈfɪl iˌeɪt; n. -ɪt, -ˌeɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to bring into close association or connection: The center affiliated with the university.

2. to attach or unite on terms of fellowship; associate (usu. fol. by with).

3. to trace the derivation or origin of.

v.i.

4. to associate oneself; be united.

n.

5. a branch organization.

6. a business concern owned or controlled in whole or in part by another concern.

7. an affiliated person; associate.

[1755–65; < Medieval Latin affīliātus, past participle of affīliāre to adopt as a son]

af•fil`i•a′tion, n.

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affiliate

Past participle: affiliated
Gerund: affiliating

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