affiliated

(verb) keep company with; hang out with. Synonyms: consort, associate, affiliate, assort. Examples: "He associates with strange people." "She affiliates with her colleagues."

(verb) join in an affiliation. Synonyms: affiliate. Examples: "The two colleges affiliated." "They affiliated with a national group."

(adj) being joined in close association. Synonyms: attached, connected. Examples: "Affiliated clubs." "All art schools whether independent or attached to universities."