affiliate | ||
1. | [ verb ] keep company with; hang out with | |
Synonyms: | associate consort assort | |
Examples: | "He associates with strange people" "She affiliates with her colleagues" |
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Related terms: | interact company go_steady ally association consort | |
2. | [ verb ] join in an affiliation | |
Examples: | "They affiliated themselves with the organization" |
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Related terms: | join affiliation | |
3. | [ noun ] a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization | |
Examples: | "network affiliates" |
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Related terms: | organization | |
4. | [ noun ] a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization | |
Related terms: | associate | |
5. | [ verb ] join in an affiliation | |
Examples: | "The two colleges affiliated" |
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Related terms: | join affiliation | |
Similar spelling: |
affiliated affiliation afield |