English
Etymology
LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.
Pronunciation
Noun:
IPA: WEAE /��fɪl.i.et/
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Verb
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Noun
en-noun
- Someone or something that is affiliated, or associated; a member of a group of associated things.
#:The local channel was an affiliate of a national network.
Translations
Bulgarian: ��д��жник
mid
Finnish: tytäryhtiö
Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|affiliat|ing
- To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
- 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.
- To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
- 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.
Translations
trans-top|To adopt
German: adoptieren
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|To fix the paternity of
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|To connect in the way of descent
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|To attach (to) or unite (with)
Finnish: liittyä
trans-mid
German: verbinden
trans-bottom
See also
affiliation
Category:English heteronyms
Italian
Verb
affiliate
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Category:Italian verb forms
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