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af·fil·i·ate (ə-fĭĺē-āt́)

[Medieval Latin affīliāre, to adopt, Latin ad-, ad-, + Latin fīlius, son.]

verb: -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. 

transitive verb 

  1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch: The HMO affiliated the clinics last year.
  2. To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member: affiliated herself with a new law firm.
  3. To assign the origin of.

intransitive verb 

To become closely connected or associated: The two unions voted to affiliate.

noun 

A person, organization, or establishment associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member: network affiliates.

derivatives

af·fiĺi·átion
noun