n. a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization

n. a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates"

v. join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group"

v. become similar in sound; "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"

v. unite into one; "The companies consolidated"

v. bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

v. compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"

v. make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

v. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

v. to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

v. press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

v. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"

v. unite or merge with something already in existence; "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case"

v. become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"

v. bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"

v. be or come into adjustment with

v. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"