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| fil·i·ate [ fíllee àyt ] (past and past participle fil·i·at·ed, present participle fil·i·at·ing, 3rd person present singular fil·i·ates) |
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1. determine child's paternity: to determine the paternity of a child in a court of law, especially an illegitimate child
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2. U.K. law
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Same as affiliatev (sense 1)
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| [Late 18th century. < medieval Latin filiat-, past participle of filiare "acknowledge as your child" < filius "son," filia "daughter"] |
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