ALL meanings of affiliate
af·fil·i·ate
A a - countable noun affiliate An affiliate is an organization which is officially connected with another, larger organization or is a member of it. 3
- verb affiliate If an organization affiliates to or with another larger organization, it forms a close connection with the larger organization or becomes a member of it. 3
- verb affiliate If a professional person such as a lawyer or doctor affiliates with an organization, they become officially connected with that organization. 3
- verb affiliate to receive into close connection or association (with a larger body, group, organization, etc); adopt as a member, branch, etc 3
- verb affiliate to associate (oneself) or be associated, esp as a subordinate or subsidiary; bring or come into close connection 3
- noun affiliate a person or organization that is affiliated with another 3
- noun affiliate (as modifier) 3
- verb transitive affiliate to take in as a member or branch 3
- verb transitive affiliate to connect or associate (oneself) with an organization, movement, etc. 3
- verb transitive affiliate to trace the origins or source of; specif., to determine legally the paternity of 3
- intransitive verb affiliate to associate oneself; join 3
- noun affiliate an affiliated individual or organization; member 3
- verb with object affiliate to bring into close association or connection: The research center is affiliated with the university. 1
- verb with object affiliate to attach or unite on terms of fellowship; associate (usually followed by with in U.S. usage, by to in Brit. usage): to affiliate with the church. 1
- verb with object affiliate to trace the descent, derivation, or origin of: to affiliate a language. 1
- verb with object affiliate to adopt. 1
- verb with object affiliate Law. to fix the paternity of, as an illegitimate child: The mother affiliated her child upon John Doe. 1
- verb without object affiliate to associate oneself; be intimately united in action or interest. 1
- noun affiliate a branch organization. 1
- noun affiliate Commerce. a business concern owned or controlled in whole or in part by another concern. a subsidiary. 1
- noun affiliate a person who is affiliated; associate; auxiliary. 1
- intransitive verb affiliate associate oneself with sthg 1
- noun affiliate commerce: related company 1
- noun affiliate person: associate 1
- transitive verb affiliate associate, connect 1
- noun affiliate Officially attach or connect (a subsidiary group or a person) to an organization. 1
- noun affiliate Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, as a television network; a member of a group of associated things. 0
- verb affiliate (Transitive Verb) To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally. 0
- verb affiliate (Transitive Verb) To fix the paternity of; — said of an illegitimate child. 0
- verb affiliate (Transitive Verb) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to. 0
- verb affiliate (Intransitive Verb) To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; — followed by to or with. 0