affiliated; affiliating
Definition of affiliate
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to bring or receive into close connection as a member or branch
The medical school is affiliated with a hospital.
b
: to associate as a member
affiliates herself with the local club
2
: to trace the origin of
affiliated Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to earlier plays
: to connect or associate oneself : combine
refused to affiliate with any political party
affiliate
nounDefinition of affiliate (Entry 2 of 2)
: an affiliated person or organization
the network's local affiliates
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The first known use of affiliate was in 1767
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