af·fil·i·ate 
(ə-fĭlē-āt′)
(ə-fĭlē-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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
af·fil′i·ation n.
- off of plumb
- off (one's) guard
- off one's guard
- off (one's) hands
- off one's hands
- off (one's) rocker
- off one's rocker
- off/out of (one's) gourd
- off/out of (one's) head
- off/out of plumb
- off-peak
- off-piste
- off-price
- offprint
- off-putting
- off-road
- offroad
- off rocker
- offscouring
- offscreen
- off-season
- offset
- offset printing
- offshoot
- offshore