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单词 affiliate
释义 af·fil·i·ate
I. \əˈfilēˌāt also aˈ-; -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin affiliatus, past participle of affiliare to adopt as a son, from Latin ad- + filius son — more at feminine
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to attach as a member or branch : bring or receive into close connection
  < the university would assist in organizing and affiliating high schools — American Guide Series: Texas >
  < the number of affiliated schools or institutes varies from one university to another — R.J.Matthew >
  < a number of loose national federations with which the local bodies affiliated — Oscar Handlin >
  < everyone should be affiliated to the religious customs prevalent in his country — George Santayana >
 b. : to join as a member : associate
  < detached in the sense of being neither politically affiliated nor yet antipathetic — Muriel Howlett >
  < affiliated himself with the social and literary circles — H.P.Willis >
  < lumbering and its affiliated activities form the city's chief industry — American Guide Series: Oregon >
2. : to fix the paternity of (an illegitimate child) — used with to
 < sufficient grounds for affiliating the child to its alleged father >
broadly : to connect in the way of descent : trace the origin of
 < affiliate Shakespeare's Hamlet to earlier plays >
intransitive verb
: to connect or associate oneself : combine — usually used with with
 < he refused to affiliate with a political party >
 < these phenomena affiliate with certain beliefs >
II. \-ēə̇t also -ēˌāt; usu -d.+V\ noun
(-s)
1. : an affiliated person : associate
 < affiliates and nonmembers attended the public ceremony >
2.
 a. : a branch or unit of a larger organization
  < the regional affiliate of the national association >
 b.
  (1) : a company effectively controlled by another or associated with others under common ownership or control
  (2) : subsidiary
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