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filiate
(fĭlˈē-ātˌ)
transitive verb fil·i·at·ed, fil·i·at·ing, fil·i·atesLaw
To determine judicially the paternity of (a child born out of wedlock, for example).
(fĭlˈē-ātˌ)
transitive verb fil·i·at·ed, fil·i·at·ing, fil·i·ates