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fil⋅i⋅ate

  [fil-ee-eyt]
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock. Compare affiliate (def. 5).
Origin:
1785–95; < ML fīliātus like the father (said of a son), equiv. to L fīli(us) son + -ātus -ate 1
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fil·i·ate   (fĭl'ē-āt')   
tr.v.   fil·i·at·ed, fil·i·at·ing, fil·i·ates Law
To determine judicially the paternity of (a child born out of wedlock, for example).

[Medieval Latin fīliāre, fīliāt-, to acknowledge as a son, from Latin fīlius, son; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: fil·i·ate
Pronunciation: 'fi-lE-"At
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
: to declare (a child) the descendant of a particular parent and esp. a father filiated by the initiative of the parent —Louisiana Civil Code> —compare ACKNOWLEDGE 2b, LEGITIMATE
NOTE: A child may be illegitimate but filiated. Both legitimation and acknowledgment filiate an illegitimate child. Adopted children are filiated by the adoption proceeding.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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