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Pronunciation : Af*fil"i*ate
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affiliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Affiliating.]
Etymology : [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.]
Definition : 1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally. Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion I. Taylor.

2. To fix the paternity of; -- said of an illegitimate child; as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another.

3. To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to. How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes H. Spencer.

4. 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. Affiliated societies, societies connected with a central society, or with each other.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Af*fil"i*ate
Part of Speech : v. i.
Definition : Defn: To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by with; as, they affiliate with no party.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913