01 v. t. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
imp. & p. p.
Affiliated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Affiliating
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1.
To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.“Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?” — I. Taylor.
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2.
To fix the paternity of; -- said of an illegitimate child; as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another.
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3.
To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.“How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?” — H. Spencer.
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4.
To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; -- followed by to or with.
Phrases & compounds
Affiliated societies —
societies connected with a central society, or with each other.