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[syn: consort, associate, affiliate, assort]
2. join in an affiliation;
- Example: "The two colleges affiliated"
- Example: "They affiliated with a national group"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Affiliate \Af*fil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affiliated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Affiliating.] [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to
adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.]
1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to
bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
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Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged
and in rebellion? --I. Taylor.
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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.
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3. To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
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How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of
hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?
--H. Spencer.
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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.
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Affiliated societies, societies connected with a central
society, or with each other.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Affiliate \Af*fil"i*ate\, v. i.
To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by with; as,
they affiliate with no party.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
affiliate
n 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"
v 1: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with
strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn:
consort, associate, affiliate, assort]
2: join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They
affiliated with a national group"