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filiate

[fil-ee-eyt]

verb (used with object), fil·i·at·ed, fil·i·at·ing.

Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock. Compare affiliate (def. 5).

Origin:
1785–95; < Medieval Latin fīliātus like the father (said of a son), equivalent to Latin fīli(us) son + -ātus -ate¹

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filiate (ˈfɪlɪˌeɪt)

—vb
1.	law to fix judicially the paternity of (a child, esp one born out of wedlock)
2.	law a less common word for affiliate
3.	archaic to affiliate or associate

[C18: from Medieval Latin fīliātus acknowledged as a son, from Latin fīlius son]

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