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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
fI
li
eIt
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| inflections: |
affiliates, affiliating, affiliated |
| definition 1: |
to associate or connect (oneself) as a subordinate member or branch (usu. fol. by "with").
The local women's club affiliated itself with the national organization some years ago.- synonyms:
- merge
- similar words:
- ally, amalgamate, associate, attach, combine, connect, unite
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| definition 2: |
to accept or adopt as a close associate, esp. as a subordinate member or branch.
The large, national bank affiliated many of the smaller, local banks.- similar words:
- acquire, adopt, amalgamate, coalesce, consolidate, federate, incorporate, syndicate
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| related words: |
centralize, identify |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
fI
li
eIt
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| definition: |
to become closely connected (often fol. by "with").
The two organizations decided it would be best to affiliate rather than compete with each other.Her parents did not want her to affiliate with any members of that family.- similar words:
- associate, relate, unite
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| related words: |
ally, league |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
fI
li
t
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| definition: |
a person or organization that is associated with another as a subordinate or subsidiary.
The controversial advertisement will not be shown on this network or its affiliates.- synonyms:
- branch, subsidiary
- similar words:
- adjunct, division, section, subdivision
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| related words: |
ally, branch, member |
| derivations: |
affiliable (adj.), affiliated (adj.), affiliation (n.) |
The word affiliate
contains the following parts:
af-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix af-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "f," such as fil 1 and fix. See ad-.
Example words:
fil1
Latin
root
that means son or daughter
Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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