Affiliate vs Associate - What's the difference?
affiliate | associate |
Someone or something that is affiliated, or associated; a member of a group of associated things.
To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
* I. Taylor
To fix the paternity of; — said of an illegitimate child.
To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
* H. Spencer
To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; — followed by to'' or ''with .
Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status.
Having partial status or privileges.
Following or accompanying; concomitant.
(biology, dated) Connected by habit or sympathy.
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.
A companion; a comrade.
One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
(lb) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
(lb) To spend time socially; keep company.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.
(lb) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
(lb) To connect or join together; combine.
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(lb) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
*(rfdate) (John Keats) (1795-1821)
*:I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn.
* (1800-1859)
*:He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language.
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(lb) To be associative.
To accompany; to keep company with.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:Friends should associate friends in grief and woe.
In transitive terms the difference between affiliate and associate
is that affiliate is to connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to while associate is to connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.In intransitive terms the difference between affiliate and associate
is that affiliate is to attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; — followed by to or with while associate is to spend time socially; keep company.As an adjective associate is
joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status.affiliate
English
Noun
(en noun)- The local channel was an affiliate of a national network.
Verb
(affiliat)- Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?
- to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another
- How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?
Derived terms
* affiliate with * affiliate to * affiliationassociate
English
Adjective
(-)- He is an associate editor.
- He is an associate member of the club.
- associate motions: those that occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
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