Complete Definition of "affiliate"

English

Etymology
LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.

Pronunciation
Noun:
IPA: WEAE /��fɪl.i.et/
audio|en-us-affiliate-noun.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
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Noun
en-noun

  1. Someone or something that is affiliated, or associated; a member of a group of associated things.

#:The local channel was an affiliate of a national network.

Translations

Bulgarian: ��д��жник
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Finnish: tytäryhtiö

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|affiliat|ing

  1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
  2. To fix the paternity of; — said of an illegitimate child; as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another.
  3. To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
  4. To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; — followed by to or with.

Translations
trans-top|To adopt
German: adoptieren
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trans-top|To fix the paternity of
trans-mid
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trans-top|To connect in the way of descent
trans-mid
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trans-top|To attach (to) or unite (with)
Finnish: liittyä
trans-mid
German: verbinden
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See also
affiliation

Category:English heteronyms


Italian

Verb
affiliate

  1. form of|second-person|Second-person plural present subjunctive|affilare#Italian|affilare|lang=Italian

Category:Italian verb forms

ar:affiliate
de:affiliate
fr:affiliate
io:affiliate
pl:affiliate
fi:affiliate
vi:affiliate
zh:affiliate

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