Definition of affiliate Affiliate

/ʌfɪˈliejˌt/ - [ufileeeyt] - af•fil•i•ate

We found 18 definitions of affiliate from 6 different sources.

What does affiliate mean?

Noun Plural: affiliates
affiliate - a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates"
		organisation, organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
affiliate - a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
		associate any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
Verb affiliates, affiliating, affiliated
affiliate - join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group"
		fall in, get together, join to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!"
affiliate - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
		consort, associate, assort
		interact act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
		ally become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
		go steady, date, go out, see date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
		companion, company, keep company, accompany be a companion to somebody

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affiliate (Noun)
Someone or something that is affiliated, or associated; a member of a group of associated things.
affiliate (Verb)
To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
affiliate (Verb)
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.
affiliate (Verb)
To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
affiliate (Verb)
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.

affiliate (v. t.)
To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
affiliate (v. t.)
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.
affiliate (v. t.)
To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
affiliate (v. t.)
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.
affiliate (v. i.)
To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by with; as, they affiliate with no party.

affiliate
af-fil′i-āt, v.t. to receive into a family as a son, or into a society as a member: to attach to, or connect with, as minor colleges with a university: to impute paternity to, to attribute to, to father on or upon.—n. Affiliā′tion, the act of receiving into a family or society as a member: (law) the assignment of an illegitimate child to its father, the assignment of anything to its origin. [L. affiliāre, to adopt—ad, to, filius, a son.]