affiliate
1. [ verb ] keep company with; hang out with
Synonyms: associate consort assort
Examples:

"He associates with strange people" "She affiliates with her colleagues"

Related terms: interact company go_steady ally association consort
2. [ verb ] join in an affiliation
Examples:

"They affiliated themselves with the organization"

Related terms: join affiliation
3. [ noun ] a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
Examples:

"network affiliates"

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"

Related terms: join affiliation
Similar spelling:   affiliated
  affiliation
  afield