affiliate

af·fil·i·ate  (-fl-t)

v. af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing, af·fil·i·ates

v.tr.

1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch: The HMO affiliated the clinics last year.

2. To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member: affiliated herself with a new law firm.

3. To assign the origin of.

v.intr.

To become closely connected or associated: The two unions voted to affiliate.

n. (--t, -t)

A person, organization, or establishment associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member: network affiliates.

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[Medieval Latin afflire, to adopt : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin flius, son; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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af·fili·ation n.

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affiliate

vb [əˈfɪlɪˌeɪt]

1. (tr; foll by to or with) to receive into close connection or association (with a larger body, group, organization, etc.); adopt as a member, branch, etc.

2. (foll by with) to associate (oneself) or be associated, esp as a subordinate or subsidiary; bring or come into close connection he affiliated himself with the Union

n [əˈfɪlɪɪt -ˌeɪt]

a.  a person or organization that is affiliated with another

b.  (as modifier) an affiliate member

[from Medieval Latin affīliātus adopted as a son, from affīlīare, from Latin filius son]

affiliation  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affiliate - a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
	2.	affiliate - a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates" organization, organisation - a group of people who work together
Verb	1.	affiliate - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" assort, consort, associate 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
	2.	affiliate - join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group" join, fall in, get together - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"

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affiliate

verb associate, unite, join, link, ally, combine, connect, incorporate, annex, confederate, amalgamate, band together Staff associations may not affiliate with outside unions. All youth groups will have to affiliate to the agency.

Translations

affiliate

A. [əˈfɪlɪeɪt] VI to affiliate to; affiliate with → afiliarse a

B. [əˈfɪlɪɪt] N (= organization) → filial f; (= person) → afiliado/a m/f

affiliate [əˈfɪliət]

n [company, organization] → filiale f

[əˈfɪlieɪt] vi

[organization] to affiliate with sth, to affiliate to sth → s'affilier à qch

(mainly US) [doctor, lawyer] to affiliate with sth → s'associer à qch

[əˈfɪlieɪt] vt
to affiliate sth with sth, to affiliate sth to sth → associer qch à qch
to affiliate o.s. with sth, to affiliate o.s. to sth → s'associer à qch

affiliate

vt → angliedern (→ to +dat); the two banks are affiliated → die zwei Banken sind aneinander angeschlossen; affiliated → angeschlossen, Schwester-; affiliated company → Schwesterfirma f

vi → sich angliedern (→ with an +acc)

n → Schwestergesellschaft f; (= union) → angegliederte Gewerkschaft

affiliate [əˈfɪlɪeɪt]

1. vt to affiliate to/with → associare a
to affiliate o.s. to → associarsi a

2. n → affiliata