English Online Dictionary. What means affiliate? What does affiliate mean?
English
Etymology
From Late Latin adfiliare, affiliare (“to adopt as son”), from Latin ad + filius (“son”): compare French affilier.
Pronunciation
Noun:
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈfɪl.i.ət/
Verb
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈfɪl.i.eɪt/
Noun
affiliate (plural affiliates)
- Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
affiliate (third-person singular simple present affiliates, present participle affiliating, simple past and past participle affiliated)
- (transitive) To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
- (transitive) to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
- (transitive, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of
- (transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
- (intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.
Derived terms
Translations
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
affiliate
- second-person plural present subjunctive of affilare
Etymology 2
Verb
affiliate
- inflection of affiliare:
- second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 3
Participle
affiliate f pl
- feminine plural of affiliato