zufügen — meaning in English

English meaning

• affiliate noun A person, company, or organization formally connected to a larger group or network.
• incur verb To bring a cost, penalty, or consequence upon oneself.
• inflict verb To cause something unpleasant, such as pain, damage, or punishment, to be suffered by someone.

Senses

zufügen is used for these senses in English:

• affiliate (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.
• incur (transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
• inflict To thrust upon; to impose.

affiliate — full definition

1. noun A person, company, or organization formally connected to a larger group or network.
2. verb To officially join or connect with a larger organization.

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