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af⋅fil⋅i⋅at⋅ed

  [uh-fil-ee-ey-tid]
Use affiliated in a Sentence
–adjective
being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
Origin:
1785–95; affiliate + -ed 2
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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

Related forms:
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
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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.

[Medieval Latin affīliāre, to adopt : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin fīlius, son; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
af·fil'i·a'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Financial Dictionary

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.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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