Affiliate

Af*fil"i*ate (#), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affiliated (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Affiliating (#).] [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.]

1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.

Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion? I. Taylor.

Webster Dictionary, 1913