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   Af·fil·i·ate

   verb

   • 1. officially attach or connect (a subsidiary group or a person) to an organization: "the college is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin"
   • ▪ officially join or become attached to an organization: "the membership of the National Writers Union voted to affiliate with the United Auto Workers"

   noun

   • 1. a person or organization officially attached to a larger body: "the company established links with British affiliates"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘adopt a child’, in an isolated attestation): from medieval Latin affiliat- ‘adopted as a son’, from the verb affiliare, from ad- ‘towards’ + filius ‘son’. The modern senses date from the late 18th century and appear to be modelled on French affilier ‘adhere or belong to an organization or group’, especially in the context of the French Revolution.

   Derivatives

   • 1. affiliative adjective

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