The difference between Affiliate and Sister
When used as nouns, affiliate means someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network, whereas sister means a daughter of the same parents as another person.
When used as verbs, affiliate means to adopt, whereas sister means to strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
check bellow for the other definitions of Affiliate and Sister
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Affiliate as a noun:
Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
Examples:
"Our local TV channel is an affiliate of NBC."
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Affiliate as a verb (transitive):
To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
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Affiliate as a verb (transitive):
to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
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Affiliate as a verb (transitive, said of an illegitimate child):
To fix the paternity of
Examples:
"to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another"
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Affiliate as a verb (transitive):
To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
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Affiliate as a verb (intransitive, followed by "to" or "with"):
To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.
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Sister as a noun:
A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
Examples:
"My sister is always driving me crazy."
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Sister as a noun (informally):
A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; a nun.
Examples:
"Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent."
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Sister as a noun:
Any butterfly in the genus , so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.
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Sister as a noun (British):
A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
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Sister as a noun:
Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.
Examples:
"Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister."
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Sister as a noun (slang):
A black woman.
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Sister as a noun (informal):
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Sister as a noun:
A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.
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Sister as a noun (attributively):
An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.
Examples:
"sister publication, sister city, sister projects"
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Sister as a noun (comptheory):
A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.
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Sister as a noun (usually, attributively):
Something in the same class.
Examples:
"sister ships'', ''sister facility"
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Sister as a verb (transitive, construction):
To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
Examples:
"I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists."
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Sister as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To be sister to; to resemble closely.