affiliate

¹af·fil·i·ate

verb \ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt\

af·fil·i·at·edaf·fil·i·at·ing

Definition of AFFILIATE

transitive verb

1

a : to bring or receive into close connection as a member or branch

b : to associate as a member <affiliates herself with the local club>

2

: to trace the origin of

intransitive verb

: to connect or associate oneself : combine

— af·fil·i·a·tion \-ˌfi-lē-ˈā-shən\ noun

Examples of AFFILIATE

1. Their group does not affiliate itself with any political party.

Origin of AFFILIATE

Medieval Latin affiliatus, past participle of affiliare to adopt as a son, from Latin ad- + filius son — more at feminine

First Known Use: 1761

Rhymes with AFFILIATE

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²af·fil·i·ate

noun \ə-ˈfi-lē-ət, -ˌāt\

Definition of AFFILIATE

: an affiliated person or organization

Examples of AFFILIATE

1. Two of the company's regional affiliates lost money in the past year.
2. <our local Humane Society is an affiliate of a national organization>

First Known Use of AFFILIATE

1879

Related to AFFILIATE

Synonyms

chapter, branch, cell, council, local

Related Words

arm, division, wing; offshoot, subchapter; lodge, post

Other Broadcasting Terms

continuity, dissolve, fade, feed, remote, residual, spike, wipe