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Meaning of 'affiliate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Affiliate [ v. i.]
- To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by with; as, they affiliate with no party.
2 . Affiliate [ v. t.]
- To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
- 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.
- To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
- 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.

Meaning of 'affiliate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . affiliate [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
Example in sentence:
  • network affiliates
2 . affiliate [ v]
Meaning (2):
- keep company with; hang out with
Example in sentence:
  • He associates with strange people;
  • She affiliates with her colleagues
Meaning (3):
- join in an affiliation
Example in sentence:
  • The two colleges affiliated;
  • They affiliated with a national group

Nearby Words:

affability affable affableness affably affabrous affair affamish affamishment affatuate affear

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