affiliate

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "LL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. adfiliare, affiliare (“to adopt as son”); ad + filius (“son”): compare French affilier.

Pronunciation

Noun:

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  • Audio (US):(file)

Verb

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  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

affiliate (plural affiliates)

  1. Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
    Our local TV channel is an affiliate of NBC.

Translations

Verb

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  1. (transitive) To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
  2. (transitive) to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
    • I. Taylor
      Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?
  3. (transitive, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of
    to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another
  4. (transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
    • H. Spencer
      How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?
  5. (intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.

Derived terms

Translations

to adopt — see adopt

Italian

Verb

affiliate

  1. second-person plural present subjunctive of affilare
  2. second-person plural present indicative of affiliare
  3. second-person plural imperative of affiliare
  4. second-person plural present subjunctive of affiliare
  5. feminine plural of affiliato
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