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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024af•fil•i•at•ed (ə fil′ē ā′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - being in close formal or informal association;
related:a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024af•fil•i•ate /v. əˈfɪliˌeɪt; n. -ɪt, -ˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, n. v. - to attach or bring into close association or connection: [no object]The two groups affiliated.[~ + object* often: be + affiliated + with + object]The research center is affiliated with the university.[~ + oneself + with]affiliated themselves with a political party.
n. [countable] - a branch organization;
a business organization owned or controlled by another concern:a TV network's affiliates.
af•fil•i•a•tion /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable* uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024af•fil•i•ate (v. ə fil′ē āt′;n. ə fil′ē it, -āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, n. v.t. - to bring into close association or connection:The research center is affiliated with the university.
- 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. - to trace the descent, derivation, or origin of:to affiliate a language.
- to adopt.
- Lawto fix the paternity of, as an illegitimate child:The mother affiliated her child upon John Doe.
v.i. - to associate oneself;
be intimately united in action or interest.
n. - a branch organization.
- [Com.]
- Businessa business concern owned or controlled in whole or in part by another concern.
- Businessa subsidiary.
- Communicationsa person who is affiliated;
associate;
auxiliary.
- Latin affīliātus adopted as son (past participle of affīliāre), equivalent. to af- af- + fīli(us) son + -ātus -ate1
- 1755–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: affiliate vb /əˈfɪlɪˌeɪt/- (tr; followed by to or with) to receive into close connection or association (with a larger body, group, organization, etc); adopt as a member, branch, etc
- (followed by with) to associate (oneself) or be associated, esp as a subordinate or subsidiary; bring or come into close connection
n /əˈfɪlɪɪt; -ˌeɪt/- a person or organization that is affiliated with another
- (as modifier): an affiliate member
Etymology: 18th Century: from Medieval Latin affīliātus adopted as a son, from affīlīare, from Latin filius sonafˌfiliˈation n |