[v. uh-fil-ee-eyt; n. uh-fil-ee-it, -eyt] 
verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, noun | 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. |
| 6. | to associate oneself; be intimately united in action or interest. |
| 7. | a branch organization. |
| 8. | Commerce.
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| 9. | a person who is affiliated; associate; auxiliary. |
affiliate
iˌeɪt