affiliated

[uh-fil-ee-ey-tid]

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adjective

being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.

Origin of affiliated

First recorded in 1785–95; affiliate + -ed²

Related formsnon·af·fil·i·at·ed, adjectiveun·af·fil·i·at·ed, adjective

affiliate

[verb uh-fil-ee-eyt; noun uh-fil-ee-it, -eyt]

verb (used with object), af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing.

to bring into close association or connection: The research center is affiliated with the university.
to attach or unite on terms of fellowship; associate (usually followed by with in U.S. usage, by to in Brit. usage): to affiliate with the church.
to trace the descent, derivation, or origin of: to affiliate a language.
to adopt.
Law. to fix the paternity of, as an illegitimate child: The mother affiliated her child upon John Doe.

verb (used without object), af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing.

to associate oneself; be intimately united in action or interest.

noun

a branch organization.
Commerce.
1. a business concern owned or controlled in whole or in part by another concern.
2. a subsidiary.
a person who is affiliated; associate; auxiliary.

Origin of affiliate

1755–65; < Latin affīliātus adopted as son (past participle of affīliāre), equivalent to af- af- + fīli(us) son + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsaf·fil·i·a·ble

[uh-fil-ee-uh-buh l] /əˈfɪl i ə bəl/, adjectiveaf·fil·i·a·tive

[uh-fil-ee-ey-tiv, -fil-ee-uh-] /əˈfɪl iˌeɪ tɪv, -ˈfɪl i ə-/, adjectivenon·af·fil·i·ate, nounnon·af·fil·i·at·ing, adjectivepre·af·fil·i·ate, nounpre·af·fil·i·ate, verb, pre·af·fil·i·at·ed, pre·af·fil·i·at·ing.re·af·fil·i·ate, verb, re·af·fil·i·at·ed, re·af·fil·i·at·ing.

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Related Words for affiliated

connected, united, joined, related

Examples from the Web for affiliated

Contemporary Examples of affiliated

Tuchman, of course, never earned a Ph.D.; nor was she ever affiliated with a university history department.
Barbara Tuchman’s ‘The Guns of August’ Is Still WWI’s Peerless Chronicle
James A. Warren
September 29, 2014
It no longer looks at whether a detainee is affiliated with al Qaeda.
A Navy Lawyer Cries Foul on Gitmo’s Kafkaesque Legal System
Eleanor Clift
September 26, 2014
His fixer, who Barfi said was affiliated with the Islamist Tawhid brigade, was set free 15 days later.
Obama Administration and Sotloff Family Battle Over Blame for Journalist’s Kidnapping
Josh Rogin
September 22, 2014
Donnison tweeted that Rosenfeld told him that while the cell on the West Bank was operating alone, it was affiliated with Hamas.
Israel Still Swears Hamas Kidnapped Those Teens
Eli Lake
July 27, 2014
Haskins is affiliated with the liberal Brookings Institution, but he worked on poverty issues in the Bush White House.
Paul Ryan’s Plan: Rebooting Compassionate Conservatism
Eleanor Clift
July 24, 2014

Historical Examples of affiliated

"The same, in fact, I am affiliated to," remarked the student.
Under Western Eyes
Joseph Conrad
"He may be affiliated to the police," was the thought that passed through his mind.
Under Western Eyes
Joseph Conrad
Late in 1585 the Theatre was affiliated with the adjacent Curtain.
Shakespearean Playhouses
Joseph Quincy Adams
He's affiliated with crooks who operate all over the country.
The Mask
Arthur Hornblow
In blood, the Mongasques are affiliated to their Provenal and Italian neighbors.
Riviera Towns
Herbert Adams Gibbons

British Dictionary definitions for affiliated

affiliate

verb (əˈfɪlɪˌeɪt)

(tr; foll by to or with) to receive into close connection or association (with a larger body, group, organization, etc); adopt as a member, branch, etc
(foll by with) to associate (oneself) or be associated, esp as a subordinate or subsidiary; bring or come into close connectionhe affiliated himself with the Union

noun (əˈfɪlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)

1. a person or organization that is affiliated with another
2. (as modifier)an affiliate member

Derived Formsaffiliation, noun

Word Origin for affiliate

C18: from Medieval Latin affīliātus adopted as a son, from affīlīare, from Latin filius son

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Word Origin and History for affiliated

affiliate

1761, from Latin affiliatus, past participle of affiliare "to adopt" (see affiliation). Outside legal use, always figurative. Related: Affiliated; affiliating.

affiliate

adj.

1858, from affiliate (v.).

affiliate

1846, from affiliate (v.).