af·fil·i·ate /əˈfɪliˌet/
 (v.)接納,使附屬;交往,與…有關


 Af·fil·i·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affiliated p. pr. & vb. n. Affiliating ]
 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.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 Affiliated societies, societies connected with a central society, or with each other.


 Af·fil·i·ate, v. i. To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by with; as, they affiliate with no party.

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 affiliate
      n 1: a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is
           affiliated with another or with an organization
      2: a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated
         with another organization; "network affiliates"
      v 1: join in an affiliation; "They affiliated themselves with the
           organization"
      2: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with
         strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
         [syn: consort, associate, assort]
      3: join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"