affiliate

verb

/əˈfɪlieɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they affiliate	/əˈfɪlieɪt/ /əˈfɪlieɪt/
he / she / it affiliates	/əˈfɪlieɪts/ /əˈfɪlieɪts/
past simple affiliated	/əˈfɪlieɪtɪd/ /əˈfɪlieɪtɪd/
past participle affiliated	/əˈfɪlieɪtɪd/ /əˈfɪlieɪtɪd/
-ing form affiliating	/əˈfɪlieɪtɪŋ/ /əˈfɪlieɪtɪŋ/

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[transitive, usually passive] to link a group, a company or an organization very closely with another, larger one使隶属，使并入（较大的团体、公司、组织）
- be affiliated with somebody/something The hospital is affiliated with the local university.这家医院附属于当地大学。
- be affiliated to somebody/something The group is not affiliated to any political party.该团体不隶属任何政党。
[transitive, intransitive] affiliate (yourself) (with somebody/something) to join, to be connected with, or to work for an organization加入；与…有关；为…工作
- The majority of people questioned affiliated themselves with a religious group.接受询问的人大多数都加入了宗教团体。

Word Originmid 18th cent.: from medieval Latin affiliat- ‘adopted as a son’, from the verb affiliare, from ad- ‘towards’ + filius ‘son’.

noun

/əˈfɪliət/

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a company, an organization, etc. that is connected with or controlled by another, larger one附属机构；分支机构；分公司；分会
- an affiliate of the World Bank世界银行的附属机构
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from medieval Latin affiliat- ‘adopted as a son’, from the verb affiliare, from ad- ‘towards’ + filius ‘son’.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 14490 COCA: 6929

affiliate