To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
To fix the paternity of
To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.
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.