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affiliate
/əˈfɪl.i.ət/
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As a noun, uh-FIL-ee-uht ends with a light vowel.
In “an affiliate,” the final syllable is uht. As a verb, “to affiliate,” it ends in a full ayt sound; both forms stress FIL.
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“The local affiliate carried the evening broadcast.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does affiliate mean?
noun
- 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.
verb
- To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
- to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
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verb
- To fix the paternity of
- To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
- To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈfɪl.i.ət/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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It is evident that the time has arrived when it must either acknowledge its source and frankly endeavor to affiliate itself to the same, or failing that must perish.
These lower grades, especially the impecunious, or marginal, gentlemen of leisure, affiliate themselves by a system of dependence or fealty to the great ones; by so doing they gain an increment of repute, or of the means with which to lead a life of leisure, from their patron.
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Each Party shall grant temporary entry and provide confirming documentation to a business person employed by an enterprise who seeks to render services to that enterprise or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof, in a capacity that is managerial, executive, or involves specialized knowledge, provided that the business person otherwise complies with existing immigration measures applicable to temporary entry.