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affined

American  
[uh-fahynd] / əˈfaɪnd /

adjective

  1. closely related or connected.

  2. bound; obligated.


affined British  
/ əˈfaɪnd /

adjective

  1. closely related; connected

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of affined

First recorded in 1590–1600; affine + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.

From The Three Taverns by Robinson, Edwin Arlington

Strange that these two hearts so thoroughly affined should be so misjudging each of the other!

From The Dictator by McCarthy, Justin

Who shall say what is the invisible tissue—what the innumerable cords—that tie this planet and all its material natures to the millions of worlds with which it is affined?

From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton

It is still an open question whether the Tupis and Guaranis who inhabit the vast region between the Amazon and the Pampas of Buenos Ayres are affined to them.

From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

Truly affined mates would have remained faithful to each other as long as life lasted.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Ellis, Havelock

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