"affiliated" in the verb sense
1. consort, associate, affiliate, assort
keep company with hang out with
"He associates with strange people"
"She affiliates with her colleagues"
2. affiliate
join in an affiliation
"The two colleges affiliated"
"They affiliated with a national group"
"affiliated" in the adjective sense
1. affiliated, attached, connected
being joined in close association
"affiliated clubs"
"all art schools whether independent or attached to universities"
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