1. To join in an affiliation.
2. Attach to; adopt into; unite; fix paternity of or on.
3. Keep company with; hang out with
1. A company with which one has an affiliation.
2. An associate; a person with whom one has a business relationship.
3. A subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
4. A subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization