affiliate /əˈfɪl.i.eɪt/verb 5/əˈfɪl.i.ət/ noun 1forms 3 verb5 •to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion? — 1832 •To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc. •To fix the paternity of •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? — 1855 •To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring affiliate /əˈfɪl.i.ət/ noun1 •Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.Our local TV channel is an affiliate of NBC. formsaffiliated · affiliating · affiliates