单词 | affiliate |
释义 | af·fil·i·ate ![]() 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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] af·fil′i·ation n. |
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