Meaning & Definition of Affiliate in English

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"

1. Keep company with

• Hang out with

• "He associates with strange people"

• "She affiliates with her colleagues"

2. Join in an affiliation

• "The two colleges affiliated"

• "They affiliated with a national group"