Main Entry: ¹af·fil·i·ate

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): af·fil·i·at·ed; af·fil·i·at·ing

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

Date: 1761

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 ofintransitive verb : to connect or associate oneself : combine

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