affiliate
gb/əfˈɪliɪt/ us/əfˈɪliɪt/
B2
Anglais
~ 2200
Sens
0 sens
Verbe
B2
action
1
To officially join a group
To join or become connected with a larger group or organization.
Schéma d’usage :
to affiliate [someone/something] with [group/organization]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'affiliate' with 'associate' without realizing 'affiliate' usually implies an official or formal connection.
Synonymes
associate (Slightly broader; can imply informal connection, not just official membership.)
Antonymes
separate (Means to remove or keep apart from an organization.)
Collocations
affiliate with a club
|affiliate with an association
|affiliate with a university
|affiliate with a network
Thèmes
business
|organizations
|law
|work
|relationships
Exemples
- The local sports team decided to affiliate with a national league.
- Several independent bloggers chose to affiliate with the media network.
- The clinic is affiliated with the city's main hospital.
- She affiliated herself with the environmental movement.
- The company affiliated its new branch with the regional chamber of commerce.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I want to affiliate with the student group.
- The school will affiliate with a larger network.
- He is affiliated with a big company.
- They will affiliate their club with the sports league.
Nom
B2
entity
2
Organization linked to another
A person or group that is part of a bigger organization.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'affiliate' (noun) with 'branch' or 'subsidiary', though 'affiliate' can imply more independence than 'subsidiary'.
Synonymes
branch (Implies a direct part of the main organization, often physically located elsewhere.)
Antonymes
competitor (An organization in the same field but not connected in any way.)
Collocations
company affiliate
|foreign affiliate
|regional affiliate
|local affiliate
Thèmes
business
|organizations
|work
Exemples
- The TV station is an affiliate of a major national network.
- Our company has several affiliates in Europe.
- The charity works with international affiliates to reach more people.
- Many local affiliates attended the annual conference.
- The firm’s foreign affiliates operate under different brand names.
Exemples pédagogiques
- That store is an affiliate of the big chain.
- The school has many affiliates in other cities.
- A new affiliate opened in our town.
- The TV channel is an affiliate of a big network.
Verbe
technical
C1
action
3
Formally connect things
To make something officially part of another thing, like a program or company.
Schéma d’usage :
to affiliate [something] to/with [something else]
Synonymes
link (A more general term that can be formal or informal.)
Antonymes
detach (Means to remove an official connection between things.)
Collocations
affiliate a program with a university
|affiliate an office to headquarters
Thèmes
business
|law
|work
Exemples
- The research center is affiliated to the university's medical school.
- The new office was affiliated with the company's headquarters.
- They affiliated the project with an established NGO.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The lab is affiliated to the big hospital.
- We will affiliate this event with the city festival.
- They affiliated their branch with the main office.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
affiliate
API
GB/əfˈɪliɪt/
US/əfˈɪliɪt/
Syllabes et accentuation
af - fil - i - ate (4 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fil)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: affiliate
- Plural: affiliates
Verb
- Base: affiliate
- 3rd Person Singular: affiliates
- Present Participle: affiliating
- Past: affiliated
Famille de mots
Forms
affiliates
noun
affiliating
verb
affiliated
verb
Core family
affiliation
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unaffiliated
adjective
Advanced or less common
affiliative
adjective
Expressions
affiliate marketing
1/əfˈɪliɪt mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
Marketing by earning commission for referrals
A way of selling things where you earn money if people buy through your link.
Exemples
- She makes most of her income through affiliate marketing on her blog.
- Affiliate marketing can be a low-cost way for companies to sell products.
affiliate program
1/əfˈɪliɪt pɹˈoʊɡɹˌæm/
fixed phrase
technical
System for paying affiliates for sales
A company plan where people get money for selling their products online.
Exemples
- They joined the retailer's affiliate program to promote electronics online.
- An affiliate program can help small websites earn extra revenue.