affiliate
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affiliate
- /əˈfɪl.i.ət/ UK, US
- /əˈfɪl.i.eɪt/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin affīliātus, the passive past participle of Late Latin adfīliō, affīliō (“to adopt as son”), from ad- + fīlius + -ō. Equivalent to Latin affīliō + -ate. Compare French affilié (noun).
noun affiliates
- Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things. Our local TV channel is an affiliate of NBC.
verb affiliates · affiliating · affiliated
- To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
- to bring or receive into close connection; to ally. Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?
- To fix the paternity of 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. How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?
- To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: assort, associate, consort, subscribe, join, internship, section, division, membership, assistant, member, ancillary, subsidiary, participant, deputy, activist
Translations
Every language
noun something that is affiliated
| Español | afiliado, afiliada, filial |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Tochterunternehmen, Tochtergesellschaft, Zweigunternehmen, Zweigniederlassung, Tochter, Geschäftspartner |
verb to connect in the way of descent
| Deutsch | herleiten |
|---|
verb to attach (to) or unite (with)
| Español | afiliarse |
|---|---|
| Português | afiliar, filiar |
| Deutsch | verbinden, beitreten, beifügen, zufügen |
| Русский | присоединя́ться prisojedinjátʹsja, присоедини́ться prisojedinítʹsja |
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title = {affiliate},
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