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adjective af·fil·i·at·ed \-lē-ˌā-təd\

Definition of AFFILIATED

: closely associated with another typically in a dependent or subordinate position <the university and its affiliated medical school>

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First Known Use of AFFILIATED

1795

Related to AFFILIATED

Synonyms: related, akin, allied, kindred

Antonyms: unrelated

Rhymes with AFFILIATED

articulated, coordinated, decaffeinated, encapsulated, incorporated, inebriated, interrelated, intoxicated, opinionated, premeditated, sophisticated, uncalculated, uncelebrated, uncomplicated, underinflated, unmediated, unmitigated, unsaturated, unsegregated

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