Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense affiliates, present participle affiliating, past tense, past participle affiliatedpronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (əfɪliət). The verb is pronounced (əfɪlieɪt).
1. countable noun [oft with poss]
An affiliate is an organization which is officially connected with another, larger organization or is a member of it.
[formal]
...twelve companies, including three affiliates of a Texas oil firm.
The World Chess Federation has affiliates in around 120 countries.
2. verb
If an organization affiliates to or with another larger organization, it forms a close connection with the larger organizationor becomes a member of it.
[formal]
All youth groups will have to affiliate to the National Youth Agency. [V + to/with]
The Government will not allow the staff association to affiliate with outside unions. [Vto/with n]
[Also VERB]
3. verb
If a professional person such as a lawyer or doctor affiliateswith an organization, they become officially connected with that organization.
[mainly US, formal]
He said he wanted to affiliate with a U.S. firm. [VERBwith noun]
More Synonyms of affiliate
affiliate in British English
verb (əˈfɪlɪˌeɪt)
1. (tr; foll by to or with)
to receive into close connection or association (with a larger body, group, organization, etc); adopt as a member, branch, etc
2. (foll by with)
to associate (oneself) or be associated, esp as a subordinate or subsidiary; bring or come into close connection
he affiliated himself with the Union
noun (əˈfɪlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)
3.
a.
a person or organization that is affiliated with another
b.
(as modifier)
an affiliate member
Derived forms
affiliation (afˌfiliˈation)
noun
Word origin
C18: from Medieval Latin affīliātus adopted as a son, from affīlīare, from Latin filius son
affiliate in American English
(əˈfɪliˌeɪt; for n., usually, əˈfɪliɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: afˈfiliˌated or afˈfiliˌating
1.
to take in as a member or branch
2.
to connect or associate (oneself) with an organization, movement, etc.
3.
to trace the origins or source of; specif., to determine legally the paternity of
verb intransitive
4.
to associate oneself; join
noun
5.
an affiliated individual or organization; member
SIMILAR WORDS: reˈlated
Word origin
< ML affiliatus, pp. of affiliare, to adopt as a son < L ad-, to + filius, son
Examples of 'affiliate' in a sentence
affiliate
When Maelgwn brushed the hair from his forehead he viewed his own affiliate, the Dragon.
Traci Harding THE ANCIENT FUTURE: THE DARK AGE (1996)
In other languages
affiliate
British English: affiliate NOUN
An affiliate is an organization which is officially connected with another, larger organization or is a member of it.
The World Chess Federation has affiliates in around 120 countries.
American English: affiliate
Brazilian Portuguese: filiado
Chinese: 分支机构
European Spanish: filial
French: membre affilié
German: Schwestergesellschaft
Italian: società affiliata
Japanese: 系列会社
Korean: 계열사
European Portuguese: filiado
Latin American Spanish: filial
(verb)
Definition
(of a group) to link up with a larger group
Staff associations may not affiliate with outside unions.All youth groups will have to affiliate to the agency.
Synonyms
associate
I haven't been associated with the project over the last year.
unite
They have agreed to unite their efforts to bring peace.
join
The opened link is used to join the two ends of the chain.
link
the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France
ally
We need to ally economic freedom with personal liberty.
combine
Different states or groups can combine to enlarge their markets.
connect
There is no evidence to connect him to the robberies.
I wouldn't have connected the two events if you hadn't said that.
incorporate
The agreement allowed the rebels to be incorporated into the police force.
annex
A gate goes through to the annexed garden.
confederate
Ethnic conflicts derived from an ill-managed effort to confederate the country.
amalgamate
The firm has amalgamated with an American company.
band together
People living in a foreign city band together for company.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of ally
We need to ally economic freedom with personal liberty.
Synonyms
combine,
unite,
join,
link,
marry,
mix,
bond,
associate,
pool,
bind,
connect,
compound,
blend,
integrate,
merge,
put together,
unify,
fuse,
synthesize,
join together,
band together,
meld
in the sense of amalgamate
Definition
to combine or unite
The firm has amalgamated with an American company.