I. əˈfilēˌāt also aˈ-; -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin affiliatus, past participle of affiliare to adopt as a son, from Latin ad- + filius son — more at feminine
transitive verb
1.
a. : to attach as a member or branch : bring or receive into close connection
the university would assist in organizing and affiliating high schools — American Guide Series: Texas
the number of affiliated schools or institutes varies from one university to another — R.J.Matthew
a number of loose national federations with which the local bodies affiliated — Oscar Handlin
everyone should be affiliated to the religious customs prevalent in his country — George Santayana
b. : to join as a member : associate
detached in the sense of being neither politically affiliated nor yet antipathetic — Muriel Howlett
affiliated himself with the social and literary circles — H.P.Willis
lumbering and its affiliated activities form the city's chief industry — American Guide Series: Oregon
2. : to fix the paternity of (an illegitimate child) — used with to
sufficient grounds for affiliating the child to its alleged father
broadly : to connect in the way of descent : trace the origin of
affiliate Shakespeare's Hamlet to earlier plays
intransitive verb
: to connect or associate oneself : combine — usually used with with
he refused to affiliate with a political party
these phenomena affiliate with certain beliefs
II. -ēə̇t also -ēˌāt; usu -d.+V noun
( -s )
1. : an affiliated person : associate
affiliates and nonmembers attended the public ceremony
2.
a. : a branch or unit of a larger organization
the regional affiliate of the national association
b.
(1) : a company effectively controlled by another or associated with others under common ownership or control
(2) : subsidiary