affiliated
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of affiliated
Explanation
If two things are affiliated, they are closely associated or connected with one another. When you join a cause, you become affiliated with it and what it represents. You learned to choose your battles more carefully after becoming affiliated with the "Save the Pigeons" campaign. Coming from the verb "affiliate," the adjective affiliated shares its history, starting with the Latin stem affiliare, meaning "to adopt." As such, we "adopt" the ideals and goals of groups with which we join and become affiliated. You could be affiliated with a particular church or temple. As a celebrity, you are affiliated with a number of charities. There is also a legal meaning, whereby a mother can affiliate a child, or declare its paternity.
Vocabulary lists containing affiliated
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Example Sentences
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The researchers are affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Tianjin University in China.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The company and seven affiliated entities filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The highest concentration of affiliated lending was in short-term investments, a little-used category at most insurers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Iran's Tasnim news agency, which is affiliated with the IRGC, said earlier that the attack was carried out by drones.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
These youths, allegedly, had said or implied that they were affiliated with “Black Muslims” who had split away from the Nation of Islam to join up with me.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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