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af·fil·i·ate
 (  -f  l   -  t  )
KEY
VERB:
af·fil·i·at·ed
,
af·fil·i·at·ing
,
af·fil·i·ates
VERB:
tr.
- To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch:
The HMO affiliated the clinics last year.
- To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member:
affiliated herself with a new law firm.
- To assign the origin of.
VERB:
intr.
- To become closely connected or associated:
The two unions voted to affiliate.
NOUN:
(- - t, - t )
- A person, organization, or establishment associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member:
network affiliates.
ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin aff lire, to adopt : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin flius, son; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
af·fili·ation
(Noun)
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