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af⋅fil⋅i⋅ate

[v. uh-fil-ee-eyt; n. uh-fil-ee-it, -eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to bring into close association or connection: The research center is affiliated with the university.
2. to attach or unite on terms of fellowship; associate (usually fol. by with in U.S. usage, by to in Brit. usage): to affiliate with the church.
3. to trace the descent, derivation, or origin of: to affiliate a language.
4. to adopt.
5. Law. to fix the paternity of, as an illegitimate child: The mother affiliated her child upon John Doe.
–verb (used without object)
6. to associate oneself; be intimately united in action or interest.
–noun
7. a branch organization.
8. Commerce.
a. a business concern owned or controlled in whole or in part by another concern.
b. a subsidiary.
9. a person who is affiliated; associate; auxiliary.

Origin:
1755–65; < L affīliātus adopted as son (ptp. of affīliāre), equiv. to af- af- + fīli(us) son + -ātus -ate 1


af⋅fil⋅i⋅a⋅ble [uh-fil-ee-uh-buhl] , adjective
af⋅fil⋅i⋅a⋅tive [uh-fil-ee-ey-tiv, -fil-ee-uh-] , adjective
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.

[Medieval Latin affīliāre, to adopt : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin fīlius, son; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
af·fil'i·a'tion n.

Affiliate

Af*fil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affiliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Affiliating.] [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.]

1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.

Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion? --I. Taylor.

2. To fix the paternity of; -- said of an illegitimate child; as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another.

3. To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.

How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes? --H. Spencer.

4. To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; -- followed by to or with.

Affiliated societies, societies connected with a central society, or with each other.

Affiliate

Af*fil"i*ate\, v. i. To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by with; as, they affiliate with no party.

affiliate

An organization that is related to another organization through some type of control or ownership. For example, a U.S.-based company may have a foreign affiliate that handles overseas sales.


Main Entry: 1af·fil·i·ate
Pronunciation: &-'fi-lE-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
transitive verb 1 : to bring or receive into close association as a member or division
2 : to join or associate as a member or division intransitive verb : to connect or associate oneself —usually used with with affiliated with the huge corporation> —af·fil·i·a·tion /&-"fi-lE-'A-sh&n/ noun

Main Entry: 2af·fil·i·ate
Pronunciation: &-'fi-lE-&t
Function: noun
: an affiliated person or organization; specifically : a business entity effectively controlling or controlled by another or associated with others under common ownership or control —compare PARENT 2, SUBSIDIARY
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