affiliate affiliate /əˈfɪlieɪt/

noun

1. A subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization  ( affiliate )
   a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
    Network affiliates
   network affiliates
   
2. A subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization  ( affiliate )
   a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
    She became an affiliate of a well-known marketing company.
   She became an affiliate of a well-known marketing company.
   
   

verb

1. Join in an affiliation  ( affiliate )
   join in an affiliation
    The two colleges affiliated
   The two colleges affiliated
    They affiliated with a national group
   They affiliated with a national group
   
2. Keep company with; hang out with  ( affiliate , assort , consort , associate )
   keep company with; hang out with
    He associates with strange people
   He associates with strange people
    She affiliates with her colleagues
   She affiliates with her colleagues