af|fil|i|ate

af|fil|i|ate
af|fil|i|ate «verb. uh FIHL ee ayt; noun. uh FIHL ee iht, -ayt», verb, -at|ed, -at|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. to join in close association; connect: »

Though the two clubs did not have the same members, they were affiliated with each other.

SYNONYM(S): associate.
2. to attach to or associate with a larger company or organization, often as a branch.
3. to bring into relationship; adopt.
4. Law. to fix the paternity of.
5. to trace the origin or connection of; ascribe.
–v.i.
to associate oneself; connect; be joined (with): »

to affiliate with a political party.

–n.
1. an organization or group associated with other similar organizations or groups.
2. U.S. a person or organization that is associated with a larger organization; branch organization; subsidiary: »

Our local automobile club is an affiliate of the national automobile club.

╂[< Medieval Latin affiliare (with English -ate1) adopt < Latin ad- to + fīlius son]
Usage Individuals or groups of individuals affiliate “with an organization” in the United States, “to an organization” in Great Britain.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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