Affiliate Meaning
/əˈfɪl.i.ət/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomeone 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.
verbTo adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
Sentence Examples
Why did you decide to affiliate yourself with Company A?
When you buy a product using one of my affiliate links, the company pays me.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The local club decided to ____ with the national organization to gain resources.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local station is an ____ of a major national news network.
Word Origin & History
From Medieval Latin affīliātus, the passive past participle of Late Latin adfīliō, affīliō (“to adopt as son”), from ad- + fīlius + -ō. Equivalent to Latin affīliō + -ate. Compare French affilié (noun).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"They used to been^([sic]) more of a Detroit channel, as they had showed a lot of American programs, aside from being the CBC affiliate."
— 1999 July 29, Chris Sobieniak, “Weird 3d NFB animated short(any canadians in here?)”, in rec.arts.animation (Usenet):
"Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?"
— 1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC:
"How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?"
— 1855, Herbert Spencer, The Principles of Psychology:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The local club decided to ____ with the national organization to gain resources.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local station is an ____ of a major national news network.