Quick definitions from WordNet (affiliate)
▸ noun: a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization ("Network affiliates")
▸ noun: a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
▸ verb: join in an affiliation ("The two colleges affiliated")
▸ verb: join in an affiliation ("They affiliated themselves with the organization")
▸ verb: keep company with; hang out with ("She affiliates with her colleagues")
▸ Also see affiliate
▸ noun: a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization ("Network affiliates")
▸ noun: a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
▸ verb: join in an affiliation ("The two colleges affiliated")
▸ verb: join in an affiliation ("They affiliated themselves with the organization")
▸ verb: keep company with; hang out with ("She affiliates with her colleagues")
▸ Also see affiliate