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affiliate

af·fi·liate

UK/əˈfɪl.i.eɪt/ US/ʌˈfɪliʌt/ rare
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.

a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization

2.

a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization

  • “network affiliates”

verb

1.

join in an affiliation

  • “They affiliated themselves with the organization”
2.

keep company with; hang out with

  • “He associates with strange people”
  • “She affiliates with her colleagues”
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3.

join in an affiliation

  • “The two colleges affiliated”

Origin

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).

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