FILIATE

filiate

(verb) fix the paternity of; “The court filiated the child born out of wedlock”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

filiate (third-person singular simple present filiates, present participle filiating, simple past and past participle filiated)

(transitive) To adopt as son or daughter.

(transitive) To establish filiation between.

Source: Wiktionary


Fil"i*ate, v. t.

Definition: To adopt as son or daughter; to establish filiation between. [R.] Southey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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